A giant among beetles | 台北市立動物園資訊網
2019年12月16日—Agiantamongbeetles:Herculesbeetle,Dynastestityus.
In the wild, the main food of adult beetles is the sap of trees and fruit. Beetles create a sap-flow by scraping away tender bark of the tree. In captivity, adult Hercules beetles eat fresh and rotting fruit including apples, oranges, cherries, and bananas. Adult beetles live several months and lay rather large eggs in rotting wood of hollow or fallen trees. Larvae may require 12 to 18 months to complete development, attaining a size of roughly two inches in length. The larvae, called grubs, consume decomposing wood and organic matter. They change to pupae from which emerge new adults.
These guys make interesting pets and are fairly easy to rear. The website listed below contains instructions for the culture and care of these creatures. Unfortunately, Hercules beetles are attracted to lights and they sometimes appear at porch lamps or in illuminated parking lots, where they are eaten by ...
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【毛大象大兜蟲】:金龜子科;
動物名稱:毛大象大兜蟲Elephantbeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【葉?】:;
動物名稱:葉?Leafinsect所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【狄氏大田鱉】:負?科;
動物名稱:狄氏大田鱉Giantwaterbug所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【刀鍬形蟲】:鍬形蟲科;
動物名稱:刀鍬形蟲RealStagBeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【麵包蟲】:擬步行蟲科;
動物名稱:麵包蟲Mealwormbeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【雞冠細身赤鍬形蟲】:鍬形蟲科;
動物名稱:雞冠細身赤鍬形蟲RealStagBeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【鹿角鍬形蟲】:鍬形蟲科;
動物名稱:鹿角鍬形蟲RealStagBeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【幽靈竹節蟲】:;
動物名稱:幽靈竹節蟲Spinystickinsect所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【兩點赤鋸鍬形蟲】:鍬形蟲科;
動物名稱:兩點赤鋸鍬形蟲RealStagBeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【高砂鋸鍬形蟲】:鍬形蟲科;
動物名稱:高砂鋸鍬形蟲RealStagBeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【平頭大鍬形蟲】:鍬形蟲科;
動物名稱:平頭大鍬形蟲RealStagBeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【棉桿竹節蟲】:;
動物名稱:棉桿竹節蟲PinkWingedStickInsect所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【獨角仙】:金龜子科;
動物名稱:獨角仙Rhinocerosbeetle所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【黑天使竹節蟲】:;
動物名稱:黑天使竹節蟲Walkingstickinsect所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::
【馬達加斯加蟑螂】:;
動物名稱:馬達加斯加蟑螂?hissingcockroach所在區域:昆蟲館保護類別:棲息地帶::