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Agonum

agonum

Agonum beetles are shiny and often have beautiful colors! They love to scurry around in leaf litter and help keep the environment clean.

Lebensraum: Forests, grasslands, and near water bodies.

Aussehen

The Agonum is a medium-sized ground beetle, often showcasing a shiny, metallic green, blue, or coppery sheen. Its flattened body and long, slender legs differentiate it from many rounder beetles, making it appear streamlined.

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Agonum

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Agonum beetles use their sensitive antennae to 'smell' their prey in the dark.

Many Agonum species existed during the time of the dinosaurs!

Some Agonum beetles can live for over a year as adults, quite long for an insect!

Their larvae look like tiny, fierce monsters with big jaws!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chemical Shield

Agonum can spray irritating chemicals because it helps them deter hungry predators.

Fähigkeit

Night Vision

Agonum has large compound eyes that help them hunt small prey in the dark.

Fähigkeit

Super Speed

Agonum can run very quickly because of their long, powerful legs that help them chase down food.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-30 mm
Größe
5-15 mm
Lebenserwartung
365-730 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Agonum beetles are fierce insect predators, hunting down small invertebrates to eat.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae are also predatory, feeding on similar small invertebrates in the soil.

Hauptnahrung

  • slugs
  • earthworms
  • aphids
  • insect larvae
  • small snails

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

common earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

An important food source for Agonum beetles.

hunts

grey field slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Agonum beetles actively hunt these slow-moving mollusks.

eaten by

common blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds, like blackbirds, often prey on Agonum beetles.

eaten by

common toad

Bufo bufo

Toads are natural predators, consuming ground beetles.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Agonum BeetleShiny Beetle

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

0/5 · Keine bekannte Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Agonum?

10-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Agonum?

5-15 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Agonum?

365-730 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Agonum?

8 km/h

Was frisst Agonum?

Agonum beetles are fierce insect predators, hunting down small invertebrates to eat.

Wo findet man Agonum normalerweise?

Forests, grasslands, and near water bodies.

Wie jagt Agonum?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Agonum?

6

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