探検昆虫

Vespillo Burying Beetle

Nicrophorus vespillo

The Vespillo Burying Beetle is a special insect that helps clean up the environment by burying dead animals. They are black with orange markings and are great at finding food to feed their babies.

生息地: Forests

外見

The Vespillo Burying Beetle is a striking insect, recognized by its shiny black body adorned with two prominent, wavy orange or reddish-orange bands across its wing covers. Its antennae have distinctive club-like tips. This beetle has a flattened, oval shape, making it visually distinct.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraStaphylinidaeNicrophorus
Vespillo Burying Beetle
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Vespillo Burying 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 beetles sometimes chew up food and feed it directly to their begging larvae!

These beetles meticulously strip fur or feathers from buried animals before their babies arrive!

They roll some dead animals into a perfect ball to make them easier to bury underground!

Vespillo beetles can communicate with each other using special squeaking sounds called stridulation!

特殊能力

能力

Grave Digger

Vespillo Burying Beetle can rapidly excavate soil and bury small dead animals because this provides a safe, hidden nursery for its young.

能力

Parental Caregiver

Vespillo Burying Beetle has rare insect parental care that helps them feed and protect their larvae directly at the buried food source.

能力

Chemical Navigator

Vespillo Burying Beetle can detect decaying odors from afar because this helps them quickly locate suitable carcasses for their offspring.

能力

Fungus Fighter

Vespillo Burying Beetle can prepare carcasses to slow decomposition because this ensures a fresh food supply for their developing larvae.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
30-50 mm
サイズ
12-22 mm
寿命
30-90 日
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These beetles eat decaying meat, providing a vital cleanup service in nature's ecosystem.

年齢による違い: Larvae are fed pre-digested carrion by parents, while adults scavenge for fresh carcasses.

主な食物

  • small mammals
  • birds
  • insects
  • amphibians

採餌方法

  • Scavenging

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Wood Mouse

Apodemus sylvaticus

Its dead body provides a crucial food source for the beetle.

eaten by

Great Tit

Parus major

Dead fledglings of this bird provide nourishment for the beetles.

hunts

Common Shrew

Sorex araneus

Shrews will actively hunt and eat burying beetles or larvae.

hunts

Eurasian Magpie

Pica pica

Magpies are omnivores that prey on various insects, including beetles.

symbiotic with

Carrion Mite

Poecilochirus carabi

These mites ride on the beetle, helping remove fly eggs from carcasses.

特徴

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安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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

よくある質問

Vespillo Burying Beetleの翼開長は何ですか?

30-50 mm

Vespillo Burying Beetleのサイズは何ですか?

12-22 mm

Vespillo Burying Beetleの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Vespillo Burying Beetleは何を食べますか?

These beetles eat decaying meat, providing a vital cleanup service in nature's ecosystem.

Vespillo Burying Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Forests

Vespillo Burying Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか?

Scavenging

Vespillo Burying Beetleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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