Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
However, there is a tendency for the name Christmas beetle to be used more ambiguously to refer to other metallic beetles not in this family, such as the stag beetle genus Lamprima. [2] The smaller Argentine lawn beetle, Cyclocephala signaticollis , is prevalent in December and may also be referred to as a "Christmas beetle", labelled by the ...
Larvae live underground, feeding on plant roots and decaying vegetation. They normally eat the roots of native grasses, but will also eat the roots of crops, lawns, and pasture. Vegetation in regions infested with Christmas beetle larvae withers and yellows; this is a common cause of dead or yellow patches seen in suburban Australian lawns.
The largest Christmas beetle, the adult male is 30–32 mm long and 16–19 mm wide at its broadest, while the female is 28–34 mm long and 16-19.5 mm wide. It is predominantly red-brown with gold-green overtone. The head has rose highlights, while the pronotum, scutellum and elytra have a gold sheen. The pygidium, coxae, and abdomen are a ...
Image credits: an1malpulse #5. Animal campaigners are calling for a ban on the public sale of fireworks after a baby red panda was thought to have died from stress related to the noise.
There's a lot you may not know about December 25! Read these Christmas facts to learn about the origins of the holiday, Santa Claus, and more.
Here's how poinsettias went from their ancient Aztec beginnings to one of the world's most beloved holiday plants.
Lamprima aurata, the golden stag beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Lucanidae. In Tasmania , this species is referred to by the common name of Christmas beetle , a name that is normally used for beetles in the family Scarabaeidae , genus Anoplognathus .
Campbell Vaughn tells the stories of how certain plants and trees came to be so closely associated with Christmas. Campbell Vaughn: Learn the stories behind your favorite Christmas plants and ...