All our forests, fields and city parks sometimes seem empty. But they are actually populated in such a way that any metropolis would envy. We just don't see it. If you start paying attention, you can become a witness to an interesting life. The inhabitants of nature lead an active life: they run, fly, work, raise children and, of course, eat. What do beetles and their larvae eat? How does this process take place? Interesting? Consider the diet of the well-known beetles.
There are bugs that don't eat at all
Many of the fair sex are able to faint when they see such a beetle as a woodcutter. This species can reach enormous sizes, and its whiskers are so long that it becomes scary. For the most part, this beetle is a pest, but in its family there are species that can live without food. Basically, these beetles are caught by collectors and people who want to get a little animal, but there is no time to take care of it. It is such an unpretentious pet that a lumberjack can become.
What beetles eat in nature are plant roots, tree bark and pollen. At home, he will have enough water in which honey is diluted. Naturally, this water will be neededsometimes change.
Such species live due to the fact that they managed to accumulate at the stage of development. So feel free to grab the lumberjack and put him in a spacious terrarium!
By the way, lumberjack larvae in China, Africa and many other countries are a delicacy! These insects themselves have become part of the human menu, there is nothing to be afraid of them, although they have a frightening appearance.
What does the cockchafer eat?
Beetles are called May beetles, because they can be found mostly only in this month. If the weather is warm, then they can get caught in April, and for several weeks of summer.
Looks like the cutest insect ever. His appearance does not frighten and does not cause disgust. Children are happy to catch such beetles in order to put them in a box and listen to its formidable buzzing. Some guys bring the beetle home and try to keep it in a jar with hay in the bottom. But soon, with surprise, it turns out that the bug is dead. It's just that the children put everything for him to eat - bread, fruits and even sausages, not knowing what the cockchafer eats.
In fact, this is one of the most harmful insects. They are capable of causing tremendous damage not only to the crop, but also to the forest.
The main menu of the cockchafer is buds, young leaves, shoots and flowers. They are able to travel a huge distance to enjoy the color of cherries or currants in your area. And they eat, it should be noted, a lot. If a couple of beetles can devour the flowers from an entire branch of a tree, then imagine what would happen if your tree fell under the years! In connection with suchThe harvest suffers greatly from gluttony. Therefore, such a beetle is a joy only for a child, for whom it is associated with summer. For many summer residents and forestry, it is a real disaster.
What do cockchafer larvae eat?
A parent is not as scary as his child. This applies to this particular type of insect.
Beetles lay their eggs in the ground, larvae emerge from them. They are real gluttons that can destroy an entire tree! These babies feed on the roots of grass, trees, and cultivated plants. They especially like potato roots, strawberries, pine and birch roots.
The larva develops for five whole years! Therefore, living in the roots of a tree, she is able to gobble it up so much that the plant simply dies.
Feeding the swimming beetle
This beetle seems to be a speed skater or figure skater when you look at its maneuvers across the water surface. From the cartoon about the ant, many people remember that such a beetle helped an ant with a damaged leg to swim across the pond. In fact, this ant would be easy food for such a "skater". What the beetles eat is not scary. Many inhabitants of reservoirs are predators. But how they eat is another matter.
What do the swimming beetle and its children eat? These are frogs, fry, insects. If they group together, they can also catch big fish.
These beetles and their larvae insert their jaw into the body of the caught victim, inject gastric juice. This is done so that the meatsoftened and easier to swallow.
What does the stag beetle eat?
This interesting insect really looks like a deer. He has the same horns. The view is intimidating, but quite nice. It can be kept at home in an aquarium or terrarium, it will not harm anyone with its horns.
What do beetles eat in nature? This is the sap of the trees. They bite the leaves and drink. They also like to eat nectar and have dew for breakfast.
At home, he will need to put sweet water or juice diluted with water.
The larvae of this harmless creature mostly do not harm plants either. The mother lays her eggs in the roots of plants or in the tree itself. Only this tree should be rotten, dead. In a living, even sick, larvae will not survive. For food, only rotten or dry wood is suitable for them, as they feed on dead bark.
This beetle prefers to settle and breed on oak. In very rare cases, it can be found in the garden - on fruit trees. If you see a stag beetle on your living tree, do not kill or drive it away, it will not harm the growth and fruits at all.
