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Beetles
Order Coleoptera is the largest group in the animal kingdom. With over 230 families and more than 350,000 know species, this category is where you need to be to get your questions answered about beetles.
2,324 Questions
Why does a ladybird not have a skelton?
There is loads of breeds of ladybirds also known as (Ladybugs.)
The ladybird you say to have no spots that is normal. The ladybird breed you have is the California lady Beetle and it should have a black line going down its hard shell with a small curve spot near the head.
Are there attempts to control the growth or spread of the Asian Longhorn beetle?
There are some attempts to control this spread. It is difficult to accomplish since the spread of the beetle because of the growth and they are so small.
In parts of mainland Europe the red lily beetle is kept in check by four species of parasitic wasp that attack the larval stage. See Wikipedia link for more details.
What are baby ladybugs called?
http://books.google.com/books?id=WNKI5EZgNfUC&pg=PA23
A ladybug "baby," like that of most other insects, is a larva. It then pupates and finally emerges as a full-grown ladybug.
Of course, otherwise there would be no beetles While the act of mating varies by species, the majority of beetles mate simply: The male will climbs onto the back of the female beetle. The male beetle will normally stay there for a while in order to keep other males away from the female . Male beetles will mate with as many females as possible. Females beetles either mate with just one beetle, or with a lot of males.
Yes,a Lady Bird does lay eggs in fact it lays three eggs one at a time
Do spiders eat ground beetles?
Well, Spiders tend to eat anything that gets caught in their web, but obviously they would take care to not eat the stingers. To spiders, anything that lands in their web is classed as 'food'.
How do carpet beetles get in the house?
There are some ways to get rid of carpet beetles. First, identify the source of the heavier concentration of the beetles, and thoroughly vacuum this area. After vacuuming the area, spray an insecticide on the entire area, and repeat as needed.
Where is the blister beetles habitat?
Bark beetles live inside the bark, (like their name implies) of the conifer forests (forests with trees that have evergreen needlelike or scalelike leaves) of North America. They also are a problem in Mexico and other places that are warm, wet, and have evergreen needlelike leaves, especially with coffee trees also.
Most beetles will eat just about any plant. Many beetles are predatory, generally eating about any insect, spider, orbird that they can fit in their mouth.
A few species of beetles eat fungi.
Do a young of a beetle look like the adult?
The youngest mosquitoes are larvae, which do not resemble adult mosquitoes. However, after exiting that stage of their life, they resemble small adults.
What causes fireflies to light up?
Fire flies are one of the amazing and fun insects. They emit light as part of their mating process. The illumination, or technically bioluminescence is caused by the combination of luciferase and ATP to create the light. Many deep sea creatures also exhibit bioluminescence.
Rhinoceros beetles are the strongest animals on the planet, proportionally. They can lift up to 850 times their own weight. To put this into perspective, if a human of average height and weight had the strength of the rhinoceros beetle, it would be able to lift a 65 ton object. You would also think something as massive as an elephant would be able to carry more weight than a little insect. However, A huge African elephant can only carry up to 25% of its own weight on its back and as the Rhino Beetle can carry 850 times their own weight, there is no contest. That would be like an elephant carrying 850 elephants on its back.
How do beetles protect itself?
Beetles main protection comes from their outer skeleton. Their skeleton is located outside of their body which protects them from bites and being eaten by other insects and small animals.
Bark beetles bore through the bark to eat the tasty nutrients in the inner bark known as the phloem and cambium layers. If they eat all the way around the tree, they will girdle the tree and the tree will die. Girdling cuts the trees food tubes and it will be unable to send nutrients up and down the trunk.
No, ladybugs trapped inside houses do not eat clothing. The insects in question (Coccinellidae family) number among the world's non-herbivorous predators -- except for the Epilachninae subfamily that eats fungus, mildew, mushrooms and plant parts -- and will not touch clothing, fabrics or houseplants. They instead will die of dehydration, unless they access dripping faucets or shower water or water bowls, and of starvation.
An exoskeleton is the kind of skeleton that a ladybug [Coccinellidae] has. That's the way in which the hard outer shell of the ladybug is described. That characteristic and the fact of having two antennae, three sets of jointed legs, three main body parts, and compound eyes are what make ladybugs members of the insect class.
An exoskeleton (external skeleton covering).
