Broad-necked Root Borer

Prionus laticollis

The Broad-necked Root Borer is a large, cool beetle with a wide neck! It spends most of its life underground munching on roots before it comes out to play in the summer.

Lebensraum: Forests

Aussehen

The Broad-necked Root Borer is a large, sturdy beetle, typically reddish-brown to dark brown. It has a distinctly broad prothorax, giving it a 'broad-necked' appearance, and long, serrated antennae. Its flattened body is covered by hard wing cases.

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Broad-necked Root Borer

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Adult beetles can grow over 60mm long, making them giants among forest insects!

Its antennae look like tiny saws, helping it feel its way and find mates at night!

Its larva can live underground for up to five years, munching on tree roots!

This big beetle can make a squeaking sound if you disturb it, surprising predators!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Broad-necked Root Borer can chew through incredibly tough tree roots because of its powerful mandibles.

Broad-necked Root Borer larvae can tunnel deep underground for years, finding roots to eat.

Broad-necked Root Borer has a very tough, dark exoskeleton that protects it from danger.

Broad-necked Root Borer uses its long, sensitive antennae to detect signals and navigate in the dark.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 50-100 mm
Größe: 30-60 mm
Lebenserwartung: 1095-1850 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 12 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae munch on tree roots underground, while adult beetles usually don't eat anything!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae consume roots for years, but adults do not feed at all and primarily focus on reproduction.

Hauptnahrung

Oak roots
Maple roots
Apple tree roots
Pine roots
Cherry tree roots

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Red Oak

Quercus rubra

Larvae feed on its roots.

eats

Sugar Maple

Acer saccharum

Roots provide food for larvae.

eaten by

Virginia Opossum

Didelphis virginiana

Opossums dig up and eat larvae.

eaten by

Raccoon

Procyon lotor

Raccoons also prey on larvae.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

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

Graben

Grabende Tiere heben Tunnel und Kammern im Erdboden aus und nutzen diese unterirdischen Strukturen als Unterschlupf, zur Jagd oder zur Fortpflanzung.

Pflanzenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Lebewesen, deren Ernährung vollständig oder hauptsächlich aus pflanzlichem Material besteht.

Wald

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