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Woodland Dor Beetle

Anoplotrupes stercorosus

The Woodland Dor Beetle is a shiny black bug that helps nature by breaking down animal waste. They are often found in forests and are important for keeping the soil healthy.

Lebensraum: Forests

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The Woodland Dor Beetle is a robust, rounded insect, typically 12-19mm long. It has a shiny, often iridescent metallic blue-black to violet or reddish-brown body with distinctively ridged wing covers (elytra). Its short, clubbed antennae and strong, spiny legs help it dig.

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Woodland Dor Beetle
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Woodland Dor Beetle

Kategorie

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

Adults bury dung deep underground to create nurseries for their young.

Some Dor Beetles can move objects over 1,000 times their own weight!

They are an important meal for badgers and foxes in woodlands.

They make a buzzing or squeaking sound by rubbing parts of their body!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Super Sniffer

Woodland Dor Beetle can find fresh dung from far away because of its super sensitive antennae that help them locate food.

Fähigkeit

Mighty Digger

Woodland Dor Beetle has powerful, spiny front legs that help them quickly burrow into soil to bury dung for their larvae.

Fähigkeit

Poop Recycler

Woodland Dor Beetle can break down animal waste because they feed on dung, helping to enrich the forest soil.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
20-30 mm
Größe
12-19 mm
Lebenserwartung
365-730 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
3-8 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These amazing beetles feast on decaying plants and animal waste, helping keep our forests clean and healthy!

Altersunterschiede: Larvae feed exclusively on buried dung provided by their parents, while adults also consume fungi and rotting plant matter.

Hauptnahrung

  • Mammal Dung
  • Decaying Fungi
  • Rotting Leaves
  • Plant Sap

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

European Badger

Meles meles

A common prey item for badgers.

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes frequently hunt them in forests.

eats

Roe Deer

Capreolus capreolus

Feeds on the dung of Roe Deer.

eats

Horse Mushroom

Agaricus arvensis

Adult beetles consume decaying mushroom parts.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

These beetles are harmless, but it's best to observe them without touching.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Woodland Dor Beetle?

20-30 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Woodland Dor Beetle?

12-19 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Woodland Dor Beetle?

365-730 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Woodland Dor Beetle?

3-8 km/h

Was frisst Woodland Dor Beetle?

These amazing beetles feast on decaying plants and animal waste, helping keep our forests clean and healthy!

Wo findet man Woodland Dor Beetle normalerweise?

Forests

Wie jagt Woodland Dor Beetle?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Woodland Dor Beetle?

6

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