Stats

Lifespan

6-10 months

Size

Tiny

Diet

Omnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Dry woodland

Range

Worldwide

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Armor

Status

Rare

About

This round beetle lives in homes and warehouses across most of the world. Its body lacks wings and it survives for months without eating a single morsel of food.

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

Gibbium

Species

Gibbium aequinoctiale