Endangered Animal #7
Island Tenebrionid Beetle
This is an Island Tenebrionid Beetle, better know as the Darking Beetle. It is said that this is the largest known tenebrionid in the world. A tenebironid is a Darking Beetle and their larvae are the well known meal worms. Before I get started on the beetle let me just say that in your daily life and you see a meal worm is means that either you have a wonderful pet meal worm in your house you you have a lovely meal worm in some flour that has been sitting in your pantry forever.
Island Tenebrionid Beetle
This is an Island Tenebrionid Beetle, better know as the Darking Beetle. It is said that this is the largest known tenebrionid in the world. A tenebironid is a Darking Beetle and their larvae are the well known meal worms. Before I get started on the beetle let me just say that in your daily life and you see a meal worm is means that either you have a wonderful pet meal worm in your house you you have a lovely meal worm in some flour that has been sitting in your pantry forever.
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All right. Now I can discuss their habitat and their body. They live on the Frigate Island Beetle itself in which is north of Madagascar. . In the picture they may look small but that is NOT a small beetle but really? Their length is 20-30 mm and they are completely flightless and do not get around much. They spend their whole day on a few dead trees in a small are. If they do go anywhere scientist have recorded this beetle traveling at "its" absolute farthest at 19 meters.
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