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Silpha carinata

Silpha carinata

The Silpha carinata, also known as the black rove beetle, is a shiny black insect that loves to explore the ground. It has a long body and can often be found in leaf litter or under logs.

Hábitat: Forests

Aspecto

The Silpha carinata is a flattened, oval-shaped beetle, typically 12-20mm long. It is mostly dull black, but has a striking, large reddish-orange or yellow-orange plate (pronotum) behind its head, often with a darker central smudge. Its wing cases are distinctly ridged.

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Silpha carinata
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Silpha carinata

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Rareza

Common

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Datos interesantes

Did you know its scientific name 'carinata' means 'keeled' because of its ridged back?

Some of its relatives can actually bury small animal bodies underground for food!

Studying these beetles helps scientists understand how nature cleans itself up!

This beetle is sometimes called a 'carrion beetle' because it loves to eat dead things!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Decomposition Dynamo

Silpha carinata can break down dead animals and plants because of its specialized digestive system, helping to recycle nutrients.

Habilidad

Odor Oiler

Silpha carinata can release foul-smelling chemicals from its rear because of special glands, which helps them deter hungry predators.

Habilidad

Carrion Compass

Silpha carinata has super-sensitive antennae that helps them sniff out the scent of decaying matter from far away.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura
25-40 mm
Tamaño
12-20 mm
Esperanza de vida
30-90 días
Cantidad de patas
6

Dieta y alimentación

This beetle is a clean-up expert, munching on dead animals, fungi, and sometimes even other insects!

Diferencias por edad: Larvae primarily consume carrion; adults may also prey on other small invertebrates.

Alimentos principales

  • Carrion (dead animals)
  • Fly larvae (maggots)
  • Fungi
  • Slugs
  • Snails

Método de búsqueda

  • Scavenging

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

House Mouse

Mus musculus

scavenges on their dead bodies

hunts

Common Green Bottle Fly

Lucilia sericata

predates on their maggots on carrion

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

can be prey for ground-feeding birds

eaten by

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

can be prey for small, insectivorous mammals

Rasgos

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Colecciones

Seguridad

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Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Silpha carinata?

25-40 mm

¿Cuál es el tamaño de Silpha carinata?

12-20 mm

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Silpha carinata?

30-90 días

¿Qué come Silpha carinata?

This beetle is a clean-up expert, munching on dead animals, fungi, and sometimes even other insects!

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Silpha carinata?

Forests

¿Cómo caza Silpha carinata?

Scavenging

¿Cuál es el cantidad de patas de Silpha carinata?

6

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