Stats

Lifespan

Under 1 yr

Size

Tiny

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Rare

About

Black Spider Beetles are a species of beetle in the subfamily Ptininae, the spider beetles. They are sometimes mistaken for spiders or mites because of their rounded abdomens and long legs.

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

Ptinidae

Genus

Mezium

Species

Mezium americanum