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Platycerus caraboides

Platycerus caraboides

The Platycerus caraboides is a shiny, colorful beetle that loves to hide in the woods. It has a flat body and can often be found on trees or near plants.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Platycerus caraboides is a relatively small beetle, often displaying a beautiful iridescent green, blue, or bronze sheen. It has a somewhat flattened body and noticeable, though not overly large, mandibles, especially on males, which help distinguish it.

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Platycerus caraboides
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Platycerus caraboides

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Despite its small size, it's a true member of the impressive stag beetle family!

Its larval stage can last up to three years, mostly hidden inside rotting wood!

Male beetles have slightly larger jaws, or mandibles, than the females!

This beetle can fly well, but it often prefers to crawl around on logs and leaves!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Wood-Worker Larvae

Platycerus caraboides larvae can chew and digest decaying wood because of specialized mouthparts that help them obtain nutrients from tough material.

Fähigkeit

Shimmering Camouflage

Platycerus caraboides has an iridescent exoskeleton that helps them blend into their forest habitat by reflecting various light colors.

Fähigkeit

Durable Armor

Platycerus caraboides has a hard chitinous shell that protects them from predators and environmental damage, acting as a sturdy shield.

Maße und Details

Größe
10-16 mm
Lebenserwartung
30-60 Tage
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Larvae munch on decaying wood, while adults might sip on tree sap or not feed much at all.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae eat decaying wood, while adults may feed on sap or not at all before reproduction.

Hauptnahrung

  • decaying hardwood
  • tree sap
  • fungi

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

depends on

Pedunculate oak

Quercus robur

larvae feed on its decaying wood

depends on

European beech

Fagus sylvatica

larvae also develop in its dead wood

eaten by

Eurasian blue tit

Cyanistes caeruleus

adult beetles can be prey for birds

eaten by

Bank vole

Myodes glareolus

small mammals might consume adults

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das größe von Platycerus caraboides?

10-16 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Platycerus caraboides?

30-60 Tage

Was frisst Platycerus caraboides?

Larvae munch on decaying wood, while adults might sip on tree sap or not feed much at all.

Wo findet man Platycerus caraboides normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Platycerus caraboides?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Platycerus caraboides?

6

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