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Forked Fungus Beetle

Bolitotherus cornutus

The Forked Fungus Beetle is a small insect that loves to munch on mushrooms! It has unique forked horns that make it look very special. These beetles are often found in damp, wooded areas.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Forked Fungus Beetle has a rugged, dark brown to black body covered in a bumpy texture. Males are distinct with two prominent, forward-pointing 'horns' on their head, resembling tiny antlers. Its overall shape is oval and flattened.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungColeopteraFamilieTenebrionidaeGattungGnatocerus
Forked Fungus Beetle
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Forked Fungus Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A male beetle's impressive horns can be almost as long as its entire body!

Their larvae tunnel deep inside mushrooms and fungi for weeks, munching away!

These beetles can live for over a year, spending most of it hidden within a fungus!

When threatened, these beetles often play dead, freezing perfectly still until danger passes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Antlered Combat

Forked Fungus Beetle males can use their distinctive 'horns' to wrestle rival males, showing off their strength.

Fähigkeit

Fungal Navigator

Forked Fungus Beetle can expertly locate wood-decaying fungi by smell, helping them find food and shelter.

Fähigkeit

Hardened Hide

Forked Fungus Beetle has a tough, bumpy exoskeleton that helps them blend in and protects them from predators.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
10-22 mm
Größe
5-11 mm
Lebenserwartung
90-270 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These beetles munch on various fungi and mushrooms found on dead or decaying wood.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae and adults both feed on fungi, with larvae living entirely within the fungal host.

Hauptnahrung

  • Bracket fungi
  • Polypore mushrooms
  • Wood-decaying fungi
  • Mushrooms

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Dryad's Saddle

Polyporus squamosus

They feed on the fruiting bodies of this shelf fungus.

eats

Artist's Conk

Ganoderma applanatum

Both larvae and adults consume its hard woody tissues.

eaten by

Blue Jay

Cyanocitta cristata

Jays can spot these beetles on bark and snatch them up.

eaten by

White-footed Mouse

Peromyscus leucopus

These small mammals will prey on beetles they discover.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

It's best to look at beetles from a distance and not touch them.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Forked Fungus Beetle?

10-22 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Forked Fungus Beetle?

5-11 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Forked Fungus Beetle?

90-270 Tage

Was frisst Forked Fungus Beetle?

These beetles munch on various fungi and mushrooms found on dead or decaying wood.

Wo findet man Forked Fungus Beetle normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Forked Fungus Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Forked Fungus Beetle?

6

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