Ground beetle
（重定向自Carabid）
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![A Brachinus species typical bombardier beetle (Brachininae: Brachinini) from North Carolina](/Images/godic/202501/03/Brachinus_spPCCA20060328-2821B5604.jpg")
![A Lophyra sp. tiger beetle from Tanzania](/Images/godic/202501/03/Tiger_beetle_Lophyra_sp.5604.jpg")
![A crucifix ground beetle (Panagaeus cruxmajor) got Charles Darwin into trouble in 1828.](/Images/godic/202501/03/Panagaeus_cruxmajor_bl5604.jpg")
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, around 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe. It is one of the ten largest animal families, as of 2015.