Scarabs

Scarabaeidae

Scarabs are shiny beetles that are often found in gardens and fields. They are known for their unique shapes and colors, and they play an important role in nature by helping to clean up waste.

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The Scarabs has a distinctive stout, often rounded body, and can display a wide array of colors, from iridescent greens and blues to dull browns and blacks. They are characterized by their unique lamellate antennae, which can fan out, differentiating them from other beetle families.

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Scarabs

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

A few types of scarab beetles can glow in the dark, lighting up their forest homes!

Some scarab larvae live underground for years before becoming beetles!

Some scarabs can make loud squeaking sounds by rubbing body parts together!

The largest scarab beetle can be bigger than a human hand!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Scarabs can push and pull objects many times their own weight because of their powerful legs, which helps them dig tunnels and roll dung.

Scarabs has specialized lamellate antennae that helps them detect faint chemical signals, useful for finding mates or food.

Scarabs has an extremely hard exoskeleton that helps them protect their soft bodies from predators and impacts.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 5-300 mm
Größe: 2-170 mm
Lebenserwartung: 365-1095 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Scarabs mostly eat decaying plants, dung, or sometimes fresh leaves and flowers.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae often feed on decaying wood or roots, while adults consume dung, fungi, or plant matter.

Hauptnahrung

decaying plant matter
animal dung
roots
leaves
flowers
fruit

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Robins frequently forage for scarab larvae and adults.

eats

Common Oak

Quercus robur

Some scarab larvae consume the roots and decaying wood of oak trees.

depends on

Domestic Cattle

Bos taurus

Many dung beetles rely on cattle dung for food and for housing their larvae.

parasitizes

Japanese Beetle Parasitic Wasp

Tiphia vernalis

Female wasps lay eggs on scarab grubs, which their larvae then consume.

Merkmale

Aasfresser

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

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Grasland

Grasland-Lebensräume sind terrestrische Biome, die von Gräsern und krautigen Pflanzen dominiert werden und einer Vielzahl von Weidetieren als Lebensraum dienen.