Big-headed Ground Beetle

Found in gardens, forests, and fields; they live in burrows under soil, stones, or logs.

Predatory; they eat other insects, worms, and small invertebrates found in the soil.

Nocturnal hunters that stay underground during the day; they exhibit 'thanatosis' (playing dead) when threatened.

Beneficial to ecosystems as natural pest controllers; they can deliver a painful pinch to humans with their mandibles but are otherwise harmless.