ground beetle
noun
: any of a large cosmopolitan family (Carabidae) of soil-inhabiting usually carnivorous often shiny black or metallic beetles commonly having fused elytra
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Entomologist Terry Erwin discovered 29 new species of ground beetle in Costa Rica and named one of them after Kate Winslet in honor of her iconic role as Rose in Titanic.
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Ryan Brennan
march 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2026
Entomologist Terry Erwin discovered 29 new species of ground beetle in Costa Rica and named one after Kate Winslet in honor of her iconic role as Rose in Titanic.
—Ryan Brennan
march 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2026
Other beneficial insects, such as moths, butterflies, and ground beetles, shelter in leaves and organic debris, too, says Gordon.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Installing birdhouses near your lilies and keeping the garden as organic as possible can invite beetle predators, such as birds, toads, wasps, and ground beetles.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Dislodged aphids rarely find their way back up and are often devoured by spiders and ground beetles.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
According to The Guardian, entomologist Terry Erwin named a species of ground beetle found in Costa Rica in 2002 after Titanic actress Kate Winslet, calling the insect Agra katewinsletae.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Photo: Ellie Atkins A 21-year-old Potter’s drawings of a ground beetle.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
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Ryan Brennan
march 2, Charlotte Observer, 2 Mar. 2026
Entomologist Terry Erwin discovered 29 new species of ground beetle in Costa Rica and named one after Kate Winslet in honor of her iconic role as Rose in Titanic.
—Ryan Brennan
march 2, Kansas City Star, 2 Mar. 2026
Other beneficial insects, such as moths, butterflies, and ground beetles, shelter in leaves and organic debris, too, says Gordon.
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2025
Installing birdhouses near your lilies and keeping the garden as organic as possible can invite beetle predators, such as birds, toads, wasps, and ground beetles.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Dislodged aphids rarely find their way back up and are often devoured by spiders and ground beetles.
—Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
According to The Guardian, entomologist Terry Erwin named a species of ground beetle found in Costa Rica in 2002 after Titanic actress Kate Winslet, calling the insect Agra katewinsletae.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 1 Dec. 2024
Photo: Ellie Atkins A 21-year-old Potter’s drawings of a ground beetle.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Ground beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ground%20beetle. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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