''Ablattaria arenaria'', the snail hunter, is a beetle in the carrion beetle family

Silphidae Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles. There are two subfamilies: Silphinae and Nicrophorinae. Nicrophorines are sometimes known as sexton beetles. The number of sp ...

which preys on snails. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean. Adults become active in the spring, and the activity's start time is influenced by

relative humidity Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present. Humidity depe ...

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Silphidae Beetles described in 1876 {{silphidae-stub