Coleoptera Flashcards
This beetle squirts pressurized boiling hot chemicals out of an opening in its back abdomen.
Bombardier Beetle
This is the heaviest beetle in the world, they can weigh up to a record breaking 1 pound! What is this beetle?
Goliath Beetle
This is the largest of the caterpillar hunter family.
Fiery searcher
This one can grow up to 7 inches long which makes it the longest beetle in the world.
Titan beetle
These beetles have come from Japan and have eaten lots of crops in the U.S.
Japanese beetle
This beetle has the longest front legs in the world.
Harlequin beetle
This beetle is shaped just like a fiddle.
Javan fiddle beetle
This beetle has horns like a male elephant and has the coloration of one too.
Elephant beetle
This beetle has made its way through many countries and has the coloration of a jewel, and it loves ash trees.
Emerald ash borer
This beetle fights in the tops of the trees for mates, they live ONLY in the U.S.
Giant stag beetle
This beetle has three horns and it lives in Asia mostly in Malaysia.
Atlas beetle
This is the beetle that the Egyptians worship.
Golden scarab beetle.
This is one of the smallest stag beetles in
Europe, and it only lives in Germany.
Lesser stag beetle
Do beetles eat meat? Yes or no.
No.
Why do stag beetles fight?
For the right over females to reproduce with them.
If you squeeze this small black beetle it will emit a dark liquid that causes burning and blisters. What is this beetle?
Black blister beetle.
What is the small beetle that is usually orange but when it’s exited it turns golden or gets black spots on its back. What is this beetle?
Golden tortoise beetle.
This beetle is metallic green/blue and loves dogbane. What is this beetle?
Dogbane beetle.
This beetle has a large red stripe down its back, and if you upset it, it will point its lower abdomen up as a warning, and if you keep upsetting it, it will spray you with stinky burning chemicals. What is this beetle?
Red backed darkling beetle.
Do Rhino beetles bite? Yes or no.
No.
What is the family of beetles that have no wings or elytra, that hide under rocks and burrow into the ground?
Rove beetles.
