




Cypherotylus californicus
The Blue Fungus Beetle is a small, shiny bug that loves to munch on fungi! Its bright blue color makes it stand out in the forest, and it plays an important role in helping mushrooms grow.
Hábitat: Forests
The Blue Fungus Beetle is a stunning insect, sporting a brilliant, iridescent blue exoskeleton that can sometimes shimmer with purplish or greenish hues. Its oval-shaped body is highly convex, setting it apart from flatter beetles. This vibrant color makes it easily noticeable against dull forest backdrops.





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Baby Blue Fungus Beetles, called larvae, also live inside fungi!
Their dazzling blue color comes from tiny shell structures, not pigment!
These beetles are important decomposers, like nature's clean-up crew!
They spend their entire lives dedicated to eating and recycling fungi.
Blue Fungus Beetle can munch on tough bracket fungi because of its strong mouthparts, helping to break down decaying wood.
Blue Fungus Beetle has an iridescent blue shell that helps them blend in with certain blue-hued fungi in its forest home.
Blue Fungus Beetle can secrete yucky-tasting chemicals when threatened, which helps them deter hungry predators.
These beetles are dedicated fungus-eaters, feasting on tough shelf fungi in forests and woodlands.
Ganoderma applanatum
Feeds on its fruiting bodies, helping decomposition.
Sorex monticolus
Small mammals sometimes prey on ground-dwelling adult beetles.
Pseudotsuga menziesii
Relies on fungi growing on dead wood from this tree for food.
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It's best to look at beetles from a distance and not touch them.
20-30 mm
10-15 mm
60-120 días
These beetles are dedicated fungus-eaters, feasting on tough shelf fungi in forests and woodlands.
Forests
Foraging
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