My place is a popular night spot; last night I got up four times to catch another weevil and send it outside. A couple were being stalked by cellar spiders; they should be grateful. None tonight; it's early, though.
There were other beetles, as well.
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| This one is a Small False Click Beetle, in the Throscidae family. |
I looked these up on BugGuide. Here's what they say:
Adults have a remarkable leaping ability that spares them from bird beaks and other beetle mandibles.Another defensive strategy: On the under surface, each beetle has grooves whose contours complement those of the antennae and legs. Folding and tucking these appendages leaves no loose ends for grasping. The beetle can roll and bounce to cover. (BugGuide)
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| Dark-footed Harp Ground Beetle, Calathus fuscipes. It ran away too fast to send it outside. |
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| And one of the weevils on a lampshade. Probably the Black Vine Weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus. |
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| Another one. This one's got a bit of spider web on its face; I rescued her* in time, and cleaned her off a bit before I put it outside. |
*Black Vine weevil adults are all female: they reproduce by parthenogenesis, cloning themselves.
Mi casa es un centro nocturno popular; anoche me tuve que levantar cuatro veces para capturar otro gorgojo y llevarlo afuera. Dos ya los estaban cazando las arañas fólcidas, y por lo tanto, me deben agradecer el rescate. Ahora no hay ninguno, pero lo noche es joven.
También había otros escarabajos.
1. Un "escarabajo clic", un elatérido en la familia Throscidae.
Los busqué en BugGuide.
Los adultos tienen una habilidad para saltar notable, que les permite evitar los picos de los pájaros y las mandíbulas de otros escarabajos.Otra estrategia defensiva: En la superficie inferior, cada escarabajo tiene ranuras cuyas formas son el inverso de las de las antenas y las patas. Doblar y guardar estos apéndices no deja nada que se pueda agarrar. El escarabajo puede rodarse y botar hacia un sitio de refugio. (BugGuide)




















































