Stats

Lifespan

1-3 years

Size

Large

Diet

Herbivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

The Americas

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Uncommon

About

This long-horned beetle lives inside decaying hardwood logs across the Americas. Its powerful mandibles can snap a wooden pencil in half with a single bite.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Cerambycidae

Genus

Mallodon

Species

Mallodon dasystomus