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Silpha carinata

The Silpha carinata, also known as the black rove beetle, is a shiny black insect that loves to explore the ground. It has a long body and can often be found in leaf litter or under logs.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Silpha carinata is a flattened, oval-shaped beetle, typically 12-20mm long. It is mostly dull black, but has a striking, large reddish-orange or yellow-orange plate (pronotum) behind its head, often with a darker central smudge. Its wing cases are distinctly ridged.

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Silpha carinata

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Did you know its scientific name 'carinata' means 'keeled' because of its ridged back?

Some of its relatives can actually bury small animal bodies underground for food!

Studying these beetles helps scientists understand how nature cleans itself up!

This beetle is sometimes called a 'carrion beetle' because it loves to eat dead things!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Silpha carinata can break down dead animals and plants because of its specialized digestive system, helping to recycle nutrients.

Silpha carinata can release foul-smelling chemicals from its rear because of special glands, which helps them deter hungry predators.

Silpha carinata has super-sensitive antennae that helps them sniff out the scent of decaying matter from far away.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 25-40 mm
Größe: 12-20 mm
Lebenserwartung: 30-90 Tage
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

This beetle is a clean-up expert, munching on dead animals, fungi, and sometimes even other insects!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae primarily consume carrion; adults may also prey on other small invertebrates.

Hauptnahrung

Carrion (dead animals)
Fly larvae (maggots)
Fungi
Slugs
Snails

Nahrungssuche

Scavenging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

House Mouse

Mus musculus

scavenges on their dead bodies

hunts

Common Green Bottle Fly

Lucilia sericata

predates on their maggots on carrion

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

can be prey for ground-feeding birds

eaten by

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

can be prey for small, insectivorous mammals

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