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1. The devil's coach-horse beetle (Ocypus olens) is a species of beetle belonging to the large family of the rove beetles (Staphylinidae). It was originally included in the genus Staphylinus in 1764, and some authors and biologists still use this classification.

Etymology
The Latin species name olens, meaning "smelling", refers to the two white stinking glands on the abdomen. This beetle has been associated with the Devil since the Middle Ages, hence its common name, which has been used at least since 1840. Other names include devil's footman, devil's coachman, and devil's steed. It is sometimes also known as the cock-tail beetle for its habit of raising its abdomen.

One dictionary suggested that the name developed in parallelism with ladybird and its Norse cognates. In Irish, the beetle is called dearga-daol or darbh-daol. The Irish also called it "the coffin cutter." British folklore has it that a beetle has eaten the core of Eve's apple, and that a person who crushes such a beetle is forgiven seven sins.

2. The Devil's Coach Horse Beetle is a member of the rove beetle family, with more than 1,000 species in the UK. It is a common beetle found in gardens, compost heaps, hedgerows, and grasslands. The beetle is a voracious predator, emerging after dark to prey on other invertebrates and using its pincer-like jaws to crush them. It is well-known for curling up its abdomen like the tail of a scorpion when defending itself. The beetle has an extended exposed abdomen covered by hardened plates and composed of 8 segments. It has a uniformly black body covered in fine, black hairs (setae) and shortened wing cases (elytra) which cover the thorax, concealing a folded second pair of wings which enable flight. The beetle is found in damp conditions in most natural environments, including woodland, hedgerows, parks, and gardens, where it relies on decaying natural matter.

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