Life Cycle: Adults come to lights. Larvae feed in rotten logs, reported, in particular, from dead oaks. Presumably, males? Lifespan of adults is reported to be quite long up to two years in captivity. Reported to have structures for sound production stridulation 2.
Stridulate softly when handled P. Coin, Durham, NC 11 July My boyfriend found one of these guys in his office building in central FL and brought it home for me a few years back and I kept him as a pet.
Such a neat dude, one of my favorite pets! Always read and follow current label directions. Specific commercial products are mentioned as examples only and reference to specific products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended to other products that may also be suitable and appropriately labeled.
Sign up to receive Bug's Eye View. Triceratops Beetle Vol. Blake Layton, Jr. Entomology; extension insect identification; fire ants; termites; insect pests in the home, lawn and. Your Extension Experts. The major males have three large projections or horns on the thorax with the central one the longest. The legs of Ox Beetles are well-adapted to digging. The elytra are a covering for the soft, delicate membranous pair of wings beneath them that are used for flight.
Quick Facts. Common Name:. Ox beetle and Elephant beetle. Other Common Name s :. Eastern Hercules Beetle. Strategus aloeus. Type of Beneficial:. Type of Metamorphosis:. Immature stages appear different from adults i. Beneficial Stage s :. Larval stages known as wireworms. Princeton University Press.
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