Stats

Lifespan

2-4 months

Size

Medium

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Cathemeral

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Running

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This beetle lives in wooded areas and near decaying matter across the continent. It mimics a scorpion by curling its abdomen upward while running to deter predators.

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

Staphylinidae

Genus

Creophilus

Species

Creophilus maxillosus