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Agonum errans

The Agonum errans is a shiny black beetle that loves to explore the ground. It helps keep the environment clean by eating decaying plants and other organic matter.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Agonum errans is an elongated, metallic ground beetle, typically shining with hues of green, brass, or coppery bronze. Its smooth, iridescent body often catches the light, giving it a subtle purplish shimmer.

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Agonum errans

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Adults and their larvae both hunt other insects, making them helpful at every stage!

Its strong jaws are like tiny pliers, perfect for grabbing and holding onto wriggly prey!

They can sometimes "play dead" when threatened, hoping a predator will lose interest!

This beetle acts like a tiny clean-up crew, eating garden pests to help plants grow!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Agonum errans can run incredibly fast on its strong legs because of its streamlined body, which helps them chase down prey or escape danger.

Agonum errans has special glands that produce a defensive chemical, which helps them deter predators like birds or shrews.

Agonum errans can navigate and hunt in the dark using its keen antennae and excellent low-light vision, which helps them find nocturnal prey.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 13-18 mm
Größe: 8-12 mm
Lebenserwartung: 365-730 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This beetle is a tiny hunter, feasting on small insects and other garden critters!

Hauptnahrung

slugs
caterpillars
springtails
mites
aphids

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

grey field slug

Deroceras reticulatum

a common garden pest

hunts

cabbage white caterpillar

Pieris rapae

a destructive plant eater

eaten by

cinereus shrew

Sorex cinereus

a small mammal predator

eaten by

American robin

Turdus migratorius

a common backyard bird

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

Aasfresser

Aasfresser ernähren sich von toter organischer Substanz und helfen dabei, Kadaver und andere Abfälle im Ökosystem abzubauen.

Wald

Waldlebensräume sind terrestrische Lebensräume, die von dichtem Baumbestand dominiert werden und eine große Vielfalt an Pflanzen- und Tierarten beherbergen.