Agonum

agonum

Agonum beetles are shiny and often have beautiful colors! They love to scurry around in leaf litter and help keep the environment clean.

Hábitat: Forests, grasslands, and near water bodies.

Aspecto

The Agonum is a medium-sized ground beetle, often showcasing a shiny, metallic green, blue, or coppery sheen. Its flattened body and long, slender legs differentiate it from many rounder beetles, making it appear streamlined.

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Agonum

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Agonum beetles use their sensitive antennae to 'smell' their prey in the dark.

Many Agonum species existed during the time of the dinosaurs!

Some Agonum beetles can live for over a year as adults, quite long for an insect!

Their larvae look like tiny, fierce monsters with big jaws!

Habilidades especiales

Agonum can spray irritating chemicals because it helps them deter hungry predators.

Agonum has large compound eyes that help them hunt small prey in the dark.

Agonum can run very quickly because of their long, powerful legs that help them chase down food.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 10-30 mm
Tamaño: 5-15 mm
Esperanza de vida: 365-730 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 8 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

Agonum beetles are fierce insect predators, hunting down small invertebrates to eat.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae are also predatory, feeding on similar small invertebrates in the soil.

Alimentos principales

slugs
earthworms
aphids
insect larvae
small snails

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

hunts

common earthworm

Lumbricus terrestris

An important food source for Agonum beetles.

hunts

grey field slug

Deroceras reticulatum

Agonum beetles actively hunt these slow-moving mollusks.

eaten by

common blackbird

Turdus merula

Birds, like blackbirds, often prey on Agonum beetles.

eaten by

common toad

Bufo bufo

Toads are natural predators, consuming ground beetles.

Rasgos

Social

Los animales sociales viven en grupos organizados, cooperando para obtener beneficios de supervivencia como la búsqueda de alimento, la defensa y la cría de descendencia.