Ground Beetle

6211 – Big Black Beetle from outside determined to make it to our door. Found this critter approx 1” long, not including antennae, on an evening of late May, outside on patio and was cooler temps. Top and bottom all black. Wondering what it is. From Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.

Number 6211 – This is a ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae); it looks like Carabus nemoralis, an introduced European species. Ground beetles are for the most part, general predators on other small invertebrates. This species appears to specialize on slugs; Click here for more detailed information.