Short-horned Click Beetle

Danosoma brevicorne

The Short-horned Click Beetle is a small, shiny insect that loves to hide in grass and under leaves. When it flips over, it makes a fun clicking sound to help it get back on its feet!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

Aussehen

The Short-horned Click Beetle is an elongated, sturdy beetle, typically dark brown to black, sometimes with reddish tones. It has very short, serrated antennae that resemble tiny horns. Its body is somewhat flattened, and its head is narrower than its thorax, distinguishing it from many other beetles.

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Short-horned Click Beetle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

If a click beetle lands on its back, it can flip over without using its legs!

The 'click' sound they make is one of the fastest movements in the animal kingdom!

The click can launch them high, sometimes 20 times their body length into the air!

Their larvae, called wireworms, can live underground for several years before transforming!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Short-horned Click Beetle can launch itself into the air with a loud 'click' because of a special hinge on its belly that helps them flip over and escape predators.

Short-horned Click Beetle has a tough, elongated body as a larva (a wireworm) that helps them burrow through soil to find food and shelter.

Short-horned Click Beetle has short, serrated antennae that help them sense vibrations, smells, and even slight changes in air currents to find mates or avoid danger.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 24-45 mm
Größe: 12-18 mm
Lebenserwartung: 30-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Adult Short-horned Click Beetles sip nectar and sap, while their larvae munch on roots and tiny bugs.

Altersunterschiede: Larvae (wireworms) feed on roots, seeds, decaying plant matter, or small insects; adults primarily feed on nectar and sap.

Hauptnahrung

Nectar
Tree sap
Plant roots
Decaying wood
Small invertebrates

Nahrungssuche

Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

A common bird that preys on many forest insects.

eaten by

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Ants can prey on larval or adult click beetles found on the ground.

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Larvae may feed on the roots of oak trees.

eats

European Silver Fir

Abies alba

Adults can feed on sap from coniferous trees.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

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

Gehörnt

Gekennzeichnet durch einen oder mehrere harte, dauerhafte, spitze Fortsätze am Kopf.

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.