All of our forests, fields, and city parks sometimes seem empty. But they are actually populated so that any metropolis will envy. We just don't see it. If you start to pay attention, you can witness an interesting life. Inhabitants of nature lead an active life: they run, fly, work, raise children and, of course, eat. What do beetles and their larvae eat? How is this process going? Interesting? Consider the diet of all known bugs.
There are bugs that don’t eat at all.
Many of the fair sex are able to faint when they see such a bug as a lumberjack. This species can reach enormous sizes, and its mustache is so long that it becomes scary. For the most part, this beetle is a pest, but in its family there are species that are able to live without food. Basically, such bugs are caught by collectors and people who want to get a little animal, but there is no time to look after it. It is such an unpretentious pet that a lumberjack can become.
What the beetles eat in nature are plant roots, tree bark and pollen. At home, he will have enough water in which honey is diluted. Naturally, this water will need to be changed sometimes.
Such species live due to the fact that they managed to accumulate at the development stage. So feel free to grab the lumberjack and put him in a spacious terrarium!
By the way, lumberjack larvae in China, Africa and many other countries are a delicacy! These insects themselves have become part of the human menu, there is nothing to fear from them, although they have an awesome appearance.
What does the may bug eat?
Beetles are called May beetles, because they can be found mainly only this month. If the weather is warm, then they can get caught in April and during several weeks of summer.
It looks like the cutest insect. His appearance is not scary and does not cause disgust. Children are happy to catch such bugs to put in a box and listen to his formidable buzz. Some guys bring a bug home and try to keep it in a jar, putting hay at the bottom. But soon, with surprise, it was discovered that the bug had died. It’s just that the children put everything he got for food - bread, fruits, and even sausages, not knowing what the May bug feeds on.
In fact, this is one of the most harmful insects. They are capable of causing tremendous damage not only to the crop, but also to the forest.
The main menu of the May beetle is buds, young leaves, shoots and flowers. They are able to cover a huge distance to enjoy the color of cherries or currants in your area. And they eat, it should be noted, a lot. If a couple of beetles can eat flowers from an entire branch of a tree, then imagine what will happen if your tree falls under years! In connection with such gluttony, the crop suffers greatly. Therefore, such a bug is a joy only for a child for whom it is associated with summer. For many summer residents and forestry, it is a real disaster.
What do the Maybug larvae eat?
The parent is not so terrible as his child. This applies to this particular type of insect.
Beetles lay eggs in the ground, larvae appear from them. They are real gluttons that can destroy a whole tree! These babies feed on the roots of grass, trees, cultivated plants. They especially like the roots of potatoes, strawberries, the roots of pines and birches.
The larva develops for five whole years! Therefore, living in the roots of a tree, it is able to gnaw it so that the plant simply dies.
Diving beetle feeding
This bug seems to be a skater or a skater when you look at his maneuvers in the water. From the cartoon about an ant, many remember that such a bug helped an ant with a damaged foot swim across the pond. In fact, this ant would be light food for such a "skater." What the beetles eat is not scary. Many inhabitants of reservoirs are predators. But how they eat is a completely different matter.
What does the swimming beetle and its children eat? These are frogs, fry, insects. If they are grouped, they can also catch large fish.
These beetles and their larvae inject their jaw into the body of the caught victim, inject gastric juice. This is done so that the meat is softened and it is more convenient to absorb.
