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Short-horned Click Beetle

Danosoma brevicorne

The Short-horned Click Beetle is a small, shiny insect that loves to hide in grass and under leaves. When it flips over, it makes a fun clicking sound to help it get back on its feet!

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The Short-horned Click Beetle is an elongated, sturdy beetle, typically dark brown to black, sometimes with reddish tones. It has very short, serrated antennae that resemble tiny horns. Its body is somewhat flattened, and its head is narrower than its thorax, distinguishing it from many other beetles.

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Short-horned Click Beetle
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Short-horned Click Beetle

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Rareza

Common

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If a click beetle lands on its back, it can flip over without using its legs!

The 'click' sound they make is one of the fastest movements in the animal kingdom!

The click can launch them high, sometimes 20 times their body length into the air!

Their larvae, called wireworms, can live underground for several years before transforming!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Clicking Escape Artist

Short-horned Click Beetle can launch itself into the air with a loud 'click' because of a special hinge on its belly that helps them flip over and escape predators.

Habilidad

Armored Borrower

Short-horned Click Beetle has a tough, elongated body as a larva (a wireworm) that helps them burrow through soil to find food and shelter.

Habilidad

Sensitive Antennae

Short-horned Click Beetle has short, serrated antennae that help them sense vibrations, smells, and even slight changes in air currents to find mates or avoid danger.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
24-45 mm
Tamaño
12-18 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-60 días
Velocidad de vuelo
5-10 km/h
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

Adult Short-horned Click Beetles sip nectar and sap, while their larvae munch on roots and tiny bugs.

Diferencias por edad: Larvae (wireworms) feed on roots, seeds, decaying plant matter, or small insects; adults primarily feed on nectar and sap.

Alimentos principales

  • Nectar
  • Tree sap
  • Plant roots
  • Decaying wood
  • Small invertebrates

Método de búsqueda

  • Foraging

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Eurasian Blackbird

Turdus merula

A common bird that preys on many forest insects.

eaten by

Red Wood Ant

Formica rufa

Ants can prey on larval or adult click beetles found on the ground.

eats

Pedunculate Oak

Quercus robur

Larvae may feed on the roots of oak trees.

eats

European Silver Fir

Abies alba

Adults can feed on sap from coniferous trees.

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Short-horned Click Beetle?

24-45 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Short-horned Click Beetle?

12-18 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Short-horned Click Beetle?

30-60 días

¿Cuál es el velocidad de vuelo de Short-horned Click Beetle?

5-10 km/h

¿Qué come Short-horned Click Beetle?

Adult Short-horned Click Beetles sip nectar and sap, while their larvae munch on roots and tiny bugs.

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Short-horned Click Beetle?

Grasslands

¿Cómo caza Short-horned Click Beetle?

Foraging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Short-horned Click Beetle?

6

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