APHOTOMARINE

An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.

A-P-H-O-T-O Wildlife Stock Image Library
Bledius unicornis (Germar, 1825) - A Rove Beetle (Coleoptera images)
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Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- dorsal view anterior 1

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- dorsal view 1

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- dorsal view 2

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- with 0.1mm division rule 1

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- lateral view 1

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- habitat / holes in mud bank 1

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- habitat / holes in mud bank 2

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- habitat / location 1

Rove Beetle
Bledius unicornis
- habitat / location 2

One specimen, 3.3mm in length, was found near its burrow on saltmarsh, on the uppershore of the Skern, Northam Burrows Country Park, Westward Ho!, Devon, 12.04.17.

This beetle is truely marine and occurs below the high tide line and survives by trapping air in its burrows for use when the tide comes in.

A big thank you to Dr. Paul Gainey for confirming the species.

Bledius unicornis Rove Beetle Coleoptera Arthropod Images
The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the wildlife of the region and help
people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but many species can only be determined by observing microscopic characteristics that are specific to any one species.