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| =='''Classification'''==
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| [[File:Fiery_Bettle.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Fiery Hunter Beetle (top view) Fig 1. ''Calosoma calidum'' <ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fiery_Hunter_Beetle_(Top_View)_-_Calosoma_tepidium_(48756614111).jpg">Yellowstone National Park</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>]]
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| |style="min-width:6em; |''calidum''
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| =='''Overview'''==
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| The ''Calosoma calidum'' is a species of ground beetle that hunts and eats moth caterpillars as both larvae and adults. They are just one of 167 species of the genus Calosoma and first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775, yet there is still little information on this species <ref>Calosoma calidum. 2023, March 17. . Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calosoma_calidum. </ref>.
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| =='''Identification'''==
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| The fiery hunter beetle's size can range from 19mm to 30mm. It has a black body, black elytra, and red/gold spots on the elytra as well <ref>Species calosoma calidum - fiery hunter. (n.d.). . https://bugguide.net/node/view/3012#cited. </ref>. A similar species, ''C. frigidum'', has the rounded spots that resemble the fiery hunter in figure 1 <ref>Contributors to Wildlife of Alberta Wiki. (n.d.). Fiery hunter. Fandom, Inc. https://wildlifeofalberta.fandom.com/wiki/Fiery_hunter.</ref>.
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| =='''Range and Habitat'''==
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| [[File:RangeMapFieryHunter.png|321px|thumb|left|Fiery Hunter Beetle range Fig 2. <ref>Create your own custom map. (n.d.). . https://www.mapchart.net/. </ref>]]
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| The ''Calosoma calidum'' is prominent in southern Canada and the northern United States, showing up in states from Montana to Maine <ref>Species calosoma calidum - fiery hunter. (n.d.). . https://bugguide.net/node/view/3012#cited. </ref>. Their habitats consist of open spaces which includes: vacant lots, fields, roadsides, and other disturbed habitats <ref>Calosoma calidum. 2023, March 17. . Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calosoma_calidum. </ref> <ref>Contributors to Wildlife of Alberta Wiki. (n.d.). Fiery hunter. Fandom, Inc. https://wildlifeofalberta.fandom.com/wiki/Fiery_hunter.</ref>.
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| =='''References'''==
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| <ref>https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fiery_Hunter_Beetle_(Top_View)_-_Calosoma_tepidium_(48756614111).jpg">Yellowstone National Park</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.</ref>
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| <ref>Calosoma calidum. 2023, March 17. . Wikimedia Foundation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calosoma_calidum. </ref>
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| <ref>Species calosoma calidum - fiery hunter. (n.d.). . https://bugguide.net/node/view/3012#cited. </ref>
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| <ref>Contributors to Wildlife of Alberta Wiki. (n.d.). Fiery hunter. Fandom, Inc. https://wildlifeofalberta.fandom.com/wiki/Fiery_hunter.</ref>
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| <ref>Create your own custom map. (n.d.). . https://www.mapchart.net/. </ref>
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