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Mottled dingy-brown click beetle

Agrypnus murinus

The mottled dingy-brown click beetle is a small insect that likes to hide in the soil and under leaves. It has a special way of clicking to flip itself back over if it gets turned upside down!

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Mottled dingy-brown click beetle is an elongated, somewhat flattened beetle, typically gray to dark brown. Its body is covered in a dense, short, mottled pattern of hairs, making it perfectly camouflaged against bark or soil.

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Mottled dingy-brown click beetle
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Mottled dingy-brown click beetle

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Its larvae, called wireworms, can live underground for up to five years before changing!

The beetle's amazing 'click' mechanism is so fast, it's almost impossible to see it happen!

These mottled beetles are found across many parts of Europe, Asia, and even North America!

While adults prefer nectar, their wireworm larvae munch on plant roots and decaying wood!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Clicking Escape

Mottled dingy-brown click beetle can flip itself upright with a loud click because it helps them escape predators!

Fähigkeit

Stealth Master

Mottled dingy-brown click beetle has a mottled, hairy body that helps them blend perfectly into their surroundings.

Fähigkeit

Tough Wireworm

Mottled dingy-brown click beetle larvae have hard, shiny bodies that help them burrow and survive underground.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
15-34 mm
Größe
10-17 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-90 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adults sip nectar, while larvae are subterranean munchers of roots and decaying matter.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (wireworms) feed on roots and decaying plant matter underground; adults primarily consume nectar and pollen.

Hauptnahrung

  • Pollen
  • Nectar
  • Plant roots
  • Decaying wood
  • Fungi

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Adults and larvae can become a meal for birds.

eats

Wheat

Triticum aestivum

Wireworm larvae sometimes feed on the roots of crop plants.

depends on

English oak

Quercus robur

Larvae develop in soil near roots or decaying wood of trees.

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Gefahr

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Be gentle and watch where you step; insects like this beetle are small and can be easily hurt.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Mottled dingy-brown click beetle?

15-34 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Mottled dingy-brown click beetle?

10-17 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Mottled dingy-brown click beetle?

30-90 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Mottled dingy-brown click beetle?

5-10 km/h

Was frisst Mottled dingy-brown click beetle?

Adults sip nectar, while larvae are subterranean munchers of roots and decaying matter.

Wo findet man Mottled dingy-brown click beetle normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Mottled dingy-brown click beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Mottled dingy-brown click beetle?

6

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