The scientific name of a Bess beetle is Odontotaenius disjunctus.
Looking at the Bess beetle you can't tell the difference in a boy and girl. However, if you watch their habits you can figure it out. When mating, the boy climbs on the girls back. During the day, the female can be found buried in the grassy areas laying eggs.
Some of the predators of the Bess beetle are woodpeckers, turkeys, and the spotted salamander. Other animals that prey on Bess beetles are toads, opossums and the hognose snake.
On leaves, trees, and ontop of soil. They eat plants.
Forrest Bess died in 1977.
Gordon Bess died in 1989.
23 times its own weight
Bess Thomas died on 1968-03-07.
No , a Bess beetles bite is not dangerous. You can barley even tell that they bit you. Just make sure you wash your hands after you touch a beetle.
Bess Truman died on October 18, 1982 at the age of 97.
Bess Lomax Hawes died on 2009-11-27.
Bess beetles have six joint legs and three body parts like other insects, but their thorax has two sections, allowing them to move more freely.