What is Cantharis fusca?
{{Speciesbox | image = Cantharis fusca (2006-05-29).jpg | taxon = Cantharis fusca | authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|Linnaeus]], [[10th edition of Systema Naturae|1758]] }} '''''Cantharis fusca''''' is a species of [[soldier beetle]] and is coloured red (sometimes orange) and black. This beetle is common in large parts of [[Europe]] and is 10mm to 15mm in length. It lives in bushes, edges of forests and meadows. They hunt for small insects. The larvae have black hairs and also eat small insects. They are very cold-resistant and can be seen crawling on the snow in winter. {{Wikispecies|Cantharis fusca}} {{commons category}} {{Reflist}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q1074834}} [[Category:Polyphaga]] [[Category:Animals of Europe]] {{biology-stub}}