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The team was able to gather data for six groups of animals: amphibians, bats, bees, birds, carabid beetles, and reptiles.—Maria Paula Escobar-Tello, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023 Predation of amphibians by carabid beetles of the genus Epomis found in the central coastal plain of Israel.—Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 21 Sep. 2011 These native flora islands could also be a resource for helpful insects such as carabid beetles, which feed on crop-destroying aphids and thus help protect the surrounding wheat fields.—Gemma Conroy, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2021
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