Shiny spider beetle . It covers a wide distribution area that includes Eurasia and North Africa .
Summary
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- 1 Features
- 2 Habitat
- 3 Reproduction
- 4 Food
- 5 Distribution
- 6 Source
characteristics
The glossy spider beetle has a globular body less than 4 millimeters completely reddish brown in color that resembles a glass bead. The legs are yellowish, due to the presence of a dense pubescence of that color and they all have tarsuses of five branches. The elytra and prothorax are smooth, shiny, and hairless. The elytra fully cover the abdomen both dorsally and laterally.
The antennas are quite long and are inserted next to each other between the eyes, with the differentiated wells.
Habitat
They can be found almost in any habitable place: ditched corners, barns, old forests, bad boards, libraries, animal collections, herbaria … because they are able to feed on a wide variety of products: animal skin, books, bones , leather, cocoa, cereals, dates, dead insects, dried fruits, dried mushrooms, dried soups, dried droppings, feathers, figs, fish food, flours, grains, hair, old wood, seeds, silk, dried birds, tissues, spices, wheat, wool …
Reproduction
Females deposit eggs in food materials. The larvae are “C” shaped and are light cream or pinkish white in color, with a light brown head. They move with very slow movements. When they have completed their development, they make an envelope, agglutinating various particles around them and pupate in them. When the time comes, each adult pierces its envelope to free itself.
Feeding
They tolerate cold very well and can survive long periods of time without feeding.
Distribution
It covers a wide distribution area that includes Eurasia and North Africa.