Stats

Lifespan: 1-2 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Decomposer
Activity: Nocturnal
Social: Colony
Biome: Temperate forest
Range: North America
Movement: Walking
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Common

About

A glossy black beetle found in rotting logs across eastern North America, known for the single curved horn on its head. It communicates with its colony and larvae through at least 14 distinct sounds made by rubbing its abdomen against its wing covers.

Life cycle

1.
egg
A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2.
juvenile
An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3.
subadult
A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4.
adult
Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Passalidae
Genus: Odontotaenius
Species: Odontotaenius disjunctus