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Bolitotherus cornutus is a North American species of darkling beetle known as the horned fungus beetle [1] or forked fungus beetle. [2] All of its life stages are associated with the fruiting bodies of a wood-decaying shelf fungus , commonly Ganoderma applanatum , [ 2 ] Ganoderma tsugae , [ 2 ] and Ganoderma lucidum .
The highest confirmed weight of an adult insect is 71 g (2.5 oz) for a gravid female giant weta, Deinacrida heteracantha, [2] although it is likely one of the elephant beetles, Megasoma elephas and Megasoma actaeon, or goliath beetles, both of which can commonly exceed 50 g (1.8 oz) and 10 cm (3.9 in), can reach a greater weight.
An insect named in Greek "σίλφη" (silphe) has been identified with the cockroach, though the scientific name Silpha refers to a genus of carrion beetles. It is mentioned by Aristotle , saying that it sheds its skin; it is described as foul-smelling in Aristophanes ' play Peace ; Euenus called it a pest of book collections, being "page ...
The son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane and the son of Bruce Wayne and Kathy Kane try to live up to or surpass their fathers' legacies, but usually end up arguing amongst themselves (or with their fathers) or causing trouble. Their final appearance in World's Finest Comics #263 claimed that the Super-Sons stories were merely computer simulations.