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Horned Passalid

Odontotaenius disjunctus

The Horned Passalid is a cool beetle with big horns! They love to live in decaying wood and help break it down. These beetles are fun to watch as they scurry around in the forest.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Horned Passalid is a large, shiny black beetle with deeply grooved wing covers (elytra). Males have a distinctive, short horn on their head. Its robust, elongated body makes it look like a miniature tank.

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Horned Passalid
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Horned Passalid

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Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Both mom and dad beetles work together to raise their babies!

Horned Passalids are the only truly social beetles found in North America!

They can live for several years hidden deep inside logs!

They hum, hiss, and click to 'talk' to family members!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Talking Beetle

Horned Passalid can 'talk' using over 10 different sounds by rubbing body parts, which helps them communicate within their log home.

Habilidad

Team Parent

Horned Passalid parents chew and prepare wood for their larvae, and protect them from predators, helping their young grow strong.

Habilidad

Log Recycler

Horned Passalid larvae and adults tunnel through dead wood, breaking it down into soil nutrients, which helps forests stay healthy.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
60-80 mm
Tamaño
30-40 mm
Esperanza de vida
365-1095 días
Cantidad de patas
6
Tamaño de la colonia
2-10

Dieta y alimentación

Horned Passalids are nature's recyclers, munching on decaying wood.

Alimentos principales

  • Decaying hardwood
  • Wood fungi

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

depends on

White Oak

Quercus alba

Adults and larvae consume its decaying wood for food and shelter.

eaten by

Pileated Woodpecker

Dryocopus pileatus

Woodpeckers dig into logs to find and eat these nutritious beetles.

eats

Turkey Tail

Trametes versicolor

They consume fungi that help decompose the wood they live in.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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These beetles are safe to observe, but it's best to leave them in their home.

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Horned Passalid?

60-80 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Horned Passalid?

30-40 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Horned Passalid?

365-1095 días

¿Qué come Horned Passalid?

Horned Passalids are nature's recyclers, munching on decaying wood.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Horned Passalid?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Horned Passalid?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Horned Passalid?

6

¿Cuál es el tamaño de la colonia de Horned Passalid?

2-10

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