Drugstore Beetle
探検昆虫
Drugstore Beetle
Stegobium paniceum
The Drugstore Beetle is a tiny insect that loves to munch on dried foods like grains and spices. They are small and brown, making them hard to spot in your kitchen!
生息地: Urban areas
外見
The Drugstore Beetle is a small, reddish-brown to dark brown insect with a cylindrical body covered in fine, short hairs. Its head is often tucked deeply under its pronotum, making it hard to see from above. It has distinct antennae ending in a three-segmented club, distinguishing it from other common pantry pests.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Coleoptera科Anobiidae属Stegobium
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
Female beetles can lay hundreds of tiny eggs, ensuring many new beetles!
Its scientific name, Stegobium paniceum, means "bread-eating cupboard-dweller"!
They can chew through aluminum foil and even lead to get to food!
They once infested an ancient Egyptian tomb, eating mummified food!
特殊能力
能力
Super Survivor Stomach
Drugstore Beetles can digest an incredible variety of foods, even toxic ones, that helps them survive in many environments.
能力
Packaging Penetrator
Drugstore Beetles have strong mandibles that help them chew through paper, foil, and plastic to reach their food.
能力
Distant Dinner Detector
Drugstore Beetles have sensitive antennae that help them locate hidden food sources from a considerable distance.
能力
Toxin Tolerator
Drugstore Beetles can withstand many chemicals and even some poisons, which helps them infest a wide range of products.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 4-7 mm
- サイズ
- 2-3.5 mm
- 寿命
- 40-90 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
These tiny beetles are omnivores, eating almost any dried plant or animal product they find.
年齢による違い: Larvae cause most of the feeding damage before pupating.
主な食物
- dried pasta
- pet food
- spices
- dried fruit
- tobacco
- books
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
eaten by
Drugstore Beetle Parasitoid Wasp
Pteromalus paniceus
Wasp larvae feed inside the beetle larva.
eaten by
Predatory Clerid Beetle
Thaneroclerus buqueti
This beetle hunts and eats drugstore beetle larvae.
eaten by
House Mouse
Mus musculus
Mice may eat larvae and adult beetles.
特徴
別名
Bread BeetleFlour Beetle
コレクション
安全性
危険度
1/5 · 非常に低い
Don't touch insects without asking an adult, as some can bite or sting.
よくある質問
Drugstore Beetleの翼開長は何ですか？
4-7 mm
Drugstore Beetleのサイズは何ですか？
2-3.5 mm
Drugstore Beetleの寿命は何ですか？
40-90 日
Drugstore Beetleは何を食べますか？
These tiny beetles are omnivores, eating almost any dried plant or animal product they find.
Drugstore Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか？
Urban areas
Drugstore Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Drugstore Beetleの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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