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Dark Sailor Beetle

Cantharis fusca

The Dark Sailor Beetle is a shiny black bug that loves to explore gardens and fields. It has a special talent for helping plants by eating harmful pests.

生息地: Gardens

外見

The Dark Sailor Beetle is a slender, elongated insect with a dark grey to black body. It has a striking reddish-yellow pronotum, often marked with a central black spot, directly behind its head. Its long, parallel-sided wing cases are typically dark, creating a distinct two-toned appearance.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraCantharidaeCantharis
Dark Sailor Beetle
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Dark Sailor 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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おもしろい事実

Adult Sailor Beetles love flower nectar, which gives them energy to find a partner!

If disturbed, a Sailor Beetle can pretend to be dead, falling limp to fool hungry predators!

Sailor Beetles are sometimes called 'Leatherwing Beetles' because their wing covers feel soft!

These amazing beetles have powerful jaws even as tiny larvae, munching on slug eggs!

特殊能力

能力

Chemical Defense Shield

Dark Sailor Beetle can produce a bitter, toxic fluid from its joints because of special glands that helps them deter predators.

能力

Stealthy Larval Hunter

Dark Sailor Beetle larvae can hunt and eat small invertebrates because they have strong mandibles that helps them control garden pests.

能力

Efficient Aerial Navigator

Dark Sailor Beetle can fly swiftly using its hidden wings that helps them find new food sources and mates across wide areas.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
20-30 mm
サイズ
10-15 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
8 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Adults sip nectar and hunt tiny insects, while larvae are fierce hunters of garden pests.

年齢による違い: Larvae are primarily predatory, hunting small invertebrates, while adults consume nectar, pollen, and small insects.

主な食物

  • nectar
  • pollen
  • aphids
  • slug eggs
  • small worms

採餌方法

  • Foraging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Blackbird

Turdus merula

Often preyed upon by insect-eating birds.

eats

Black Bean Aphid

Aphis fabae

Adults and larvae both feed on these garden pests.

eats

Spanish Slug

Arion vulgaris

Larvae are important predators of slug eggs and young.

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

It's best to observe beetles from a distance and not touch them.

よくある質問

Dark Sailor Beetleの翼開長は何ですか?

20-30 mm

Dark Sailor Beetleのサイズは何ですか?

10-15 mm

Dark Sailor Beetleの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Dark Sailor Beetleの飛行速度は何ですか?

8 km/h

Dark Sailor Beetleは何を食べますか?

Adults sip nectar and hunt tiny insects, while larvae are fierce hunters of garden pests.

Dark Sailor Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Gardens

Dark Sailor Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか?

Foraging

Dark Sailor Beetleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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