Black Oil Beetle
探検昆虫
Black Oil Beetle
Meloe proscarabaeus
The Black Oil Beetle is a shiny black bug that loves to crawl around in the grass. It has a unique shape and can sometimes be found in sunny spots, making it fun to spot on a nature walk!
生息地: Grasslands
外見
The Black Oil Beetle is a large, bulky insect with an iridescent black or dark blue body. Its soft, leathery wing covers are short and oval, not fully covering its swollen abdomen. This makes it look distinctively pear-shaped compared to other beetles.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Coleoptera科Meloidae属Meloe
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
2/5 · 低い
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おもしろい事実
Female oil beetles can lay up to 10,000 eggs at once!
Some ancient doctors used them to treat warts and other ailments.
Their larvae are called triungulins, meaning 'three claws' for their legs.
They don't have wings that can fly, even though they are beetles!
特殊能力
能力
Blister Defense
Black Oil Beetle can ooze a toxic, blistering chemical from its leg joints that helps them deter predators.
能力
Clever Larva
Its larvae are super sneaky! They mimic female bees to hitch a ride to unsuspecting male bee nests.
能力
Pollen Powerup
Adult Black Oil Beetles munch on pollen and nectar, getting energy to lay thousands of eggs.
サイズと詳細
- サイズ
- 10-30 mm
- 寿命
- 30-90 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adults munch on pollen and nectar, while larvae are sneaky parasites in bee nests!
年齢による違い: Larvae are parasitic, consuming bee eggs, larvae, and stored food; adults forage on pollen and nectar.
主な食物
- Pollen
- Nectar
- Bee eggs
- Bee larvae
- Stored bee provisions
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
parasitizes
Ashy Mining Bee
Andrena scotica
Larvae develop in their nests.
eats
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Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale
Adults feed on its pollen.
eats
Meadow Buttercup
Ranunculus acris
Adults feed on its pollen.
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
2/5 · 低い
Don't touch beetles unless you know they're safe. Some can make you feel itchy!
よくある質問
Black Oil Beetleのサイズは何ですか？
10-30 mm
Black Oil Beetleの寿命は何ですか？
30-90 日
Black Oil Beetleは何を食べますか？
Adults munch on pollen and nectar, while larvae are sneaky parasites in bee nests!
Black Oil Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Grasslands
Black Oil Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Black Oil Beetleの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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