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Tag: Coleoptera

  • 128/150: The amazingly acrobatic eyed click beetle!

    128/150: The amazingly acrobatic eyed click beetle!

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    Kaelin Carbonetto
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    Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Elateridae: Agrypninae: Alaus: Alaus oculatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Alaus oculatus belongs to the family Elateridae, a group commonly known as click beetles. These insects get their name from the unique clicking mechanism they all share. When one of these beetles finds itself upside down, it will arch so only the tip of…

  • 111/150: See no Weevil, Hear no Weevil, Speak no Weevil

    111/150: See no Weevil, Hear no Weevil, Speak no Weevil

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    Ian Thompson
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    Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Otiorhynchus: Otiorhynchus sulcatus (Fabricius, 1775) Not all weevils are evil, but unfortunately this species of weevil is quite a pest. The black vine weevil has been found to be a pest of over 100 different wild and cultivated plants. Unfortunately, this species is not the lesser of two evils since…

  • 18/150: A fungus beetle known for using its head

    18/150: A fungus beetle known for using its head

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    Renee Miskie
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    Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Bolitotherus: Bolitotherus cornutus (Panzer, 1794) Male Bolitotherus cornutus, commonly known as the Forked Fungus beetle, have fork-like horns in which they use to compete for mates. Those with bigger horns have better success at prying rivals off of their prized females.

  • 11/150: Damned by the dam-The Cobblestone Tiger Beetle

    11/150: Damned by the dam-The Cobblestone Tiger Beetle

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    Connor Warne
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    animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae: Cicindela: Cicindela marginipennis (DeJean, 1831) Cobblestone tiger beetles (Cicindela marginipennis) live in small, divided communities in North America, and are endangered in Canada, with an estimated 5,000 individuals remaining. These beetles live in only two areas along the Saint John River in New Brunswick, as they need specialized river…

  • 1/150: These Fireflies are Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

    1/150: These Fireflies are Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing

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    Renee Miskie
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    Animalia: Arthropoda: Insecta: Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Photuris quadrifulgens (Barber, 1951) Photuris quadrifulgens is a species in the beetle family Lampyridae, commonly known as the fireflies. This species belongs to the femme fatale lightning bugs that produce light flashes from lantern organs on their abdomen.

  • Beetles, Bees, and… Beef?

    Beetles, Bees, and… Beef?

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    Allison Brown
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    Back in October, BIO sent out teams to three different museums to collect specimens.  Both Connor and Angela have already outlined the details of their trips, so now it’s my turn! Valerie Levesque-Beaudin and I drove up to Montreal (Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue specifically) to visit the Lyman Entomological Museum and Research Laboratory on the Macdonald Campus of…

  • Visiting Victoria

    Visiting Victoria

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    Angela Telfer
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    At the end of October, Gerry Blagoev and I flew across the country to visit the Royal British Columbia Museum (RBCM) in Victoria, British Columbia. We were on a quest for specimens! Identified specimens, that is. Most of the time our collections team is busy finding specimens out in the field and preparing them for…