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Black Fire Beetle

Melanophila acuminata

The Black Fire Beetle is a shiny black insect that loves to hang out near trees. They are special because they can find fires and help new trees grow after a fire happens!

生息地: Forests

外見

The Black Fire Beetle is a slender, flattened beetle, entirely shiny black in color. Its distinct, somewhat elongated shape and relatively long antennae help it stand out, especially against charred wood.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraBuprestidaeMelanophila
Black Fire Beetle
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Black Fire Beetle

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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Black Fire Beetle larvae eat dead, burnt wood, helping recycle nutrients back into the forest!

Female beetles lay their eggs deep inside fire-scorched trees, where their babies will safely grow!

They can fly directly into smoking forests, bravely searching for the perfect charred log!

This beetle has special pits that detect the invisible heat waves from a distant forest fire!

特殊能力

能力

Infrared Super-Smeller

Black Fire Beetles can smell smoke and detect invisible heat waves from forest fires up to 80 miles away to find burnt wood.

能力

Heat-Shield Armor

Black Fire Beetles have special adaptations that allow them to survive in extremely hot, recently burned areas without harm.

能力

First Responder Pioneer

Black Fire Beetles are among the first animals to arrive after a wildfire, quickly colonizing freshly burned wood.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-30 mm
サイズ
10-14 mm
寿命
15-45 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Larvae eat dead, charred wood; adult beetles usually do not eat at all.

年齢による違い: Larvae consume dead wood, while adults are typically non-feeding or consume very little.

主な食物

  • charred wood
  • dead phloem

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Black-backed Woodpecker

Picoides arcticus

A favorite meal for woodpeckers specializing in burnt forests.

eaten by

Red-breasted Nuthatch

Sitta canadensis

Often foraged by nuthatches on the bark of burned trees.

depends on

Lodgepole Pine

Pinus contorta

Larvae develop within the charred wood of these burned trees.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Look but don't touch! Some insects can bite or sting.

よくある質問

Black Fire Beetleの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

Black Fire Beetleのサイズは何ですか?

10-14 mm

Black Fire Beetleの寿命は何ですか?

15-45 日

Black Fire Beetleの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Black Fire Beetleは何を食べますか?

Larvae eat dead, charred wood; adult beetles usually do not eat at all.

Black Fire Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Black Fire Beetleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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