Beetles
Beetles are the most diverse group of animals on Earth, from horned rhinoceros beetles that wrestle for mates to click beetles that snap themselves into the air. These guides cover beetle identification, life cycles, diet, and behavior. (28 guides.)
BeetlesRead article →Top 10 Facts About Dung Beetles: Rolling and Star NavigationTop 10 Facts About Dung Beetles: the family Scarabaeidae contains more than 6,000 dung-feeding species, and the subfamily Scarabaeinae alone accounts for over 5,000 of them. They s
BeetlesRead article →What Do Click Beetles Eat? Wireworms Eat Roots and SeedsWhat do click beetles eat depends entirely on which life stage you're looking at. Adult click beetles (family Elateridae) eat very little, nibbling nectar, pollen, and soft plant t
BeetlesRead article →Where Do Stag Beetles Live? Decaying Wood and Old OaksWhere do stag beetles live? Members of the beetle family Lucanidae spend most of their lives underground or inside rotting wood, only appearing above ground as winged adults for a
BeetlesRead article →How to Attract Dung Beetles to Your Garden With a Manure ZoneHow to attract dung beetles to your garden comes down to three things: a food source, undisturbed soil, and no pesticides. Dung beetles (family Scarabaeidae) roll, bury, or tunnel
BeetlesRead article →What Is the Life Cycle of Stag Beetles? Years as a LarvaWhat is the life cycle of stag beetles? It runs through four stages, egg, larva, pupa, and adult, and the larva does almost all the work: it can take one to seven years underground
BeetlesRead article →Where Do Rhinoceros Beetles Live? Dead Wood and SoilWhere do rhinoceros beetles live? On every continent except Antarctica, wherever there is rotting wood, leaf litter, or loose soil to burrow into. They belong to the subfamily Dyna
BeetlesRead article →What Do Longhorn Beetles Eat? Wood, Bark and SapWhat do longhorn beetles eat? The answer depends entirely on life stage: larvae of most Cerambycidae species tunnel through wood and eat it, while adults switch to a much lighter d
BeetlesRead article →What Do Stag Beetles Eat? Wood as Larvae, Sap as AdultsWhat Do Stag Beetles Eat? The answer depends entirely on life stage: larvae spend years underground chewing through decaying wood, while adults can't eat solid food at all and surv
BeetlesRead article →What Do Dung Beetles Eat? Rollers, Tunnelers, and DwellersWhat do dung beetles eat? Mostly feces from herbivores and omnivores, along with the fungi and microbes living inside it. Dung beetles don't digest whole feces so much as filter it
BeetlesRead article →What Do Rhinoceros Beetles Eat? Sap, Fruit, and Rotting WoodWhat Do Rhinoceros Beetles Eat? The answer depends entirely on which life stage you're looking at. Larvae spend one to three years underground eating rotting wood and leaf litter,