Adephaga

/əˈdɛfəɡə/ noun

Definition

A suborder of predatory beetles (Coleoptera) that includes ground beetles, tiger beetles, and diving beetles, characterized by having separate lobes on the lower lip.

Etymology

From Greek 'adepha' (not content with, never satisfied) referring to their voracious predatory nature, used as a taxonomic classification term.

Kelly Says

Adephaga beetles are nature's tiny apex predators: a tiger beetle can run at speeds over 50 body-lengths per second (proportionally faster than a cheetah) to hunt its prey, making them some of the fastest animals relative to body size.

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