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Christmas beetle is a name commonly applied to the Australian beetle genus Anoplognathus, which belongs to the subfamily Rutelinae. [1] They are known as Christmas beetles because they are abundant in both urban and rural areas close to Christmas .
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 ...
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Coca-Cola played a big role in shaping the image of Santa. In 1931, Coca‑Cola commissioned the artist Haddon Sundblom to paint Santa Claus for the company's Christmas ads.
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Anoplognathus aureus, commonly known as the gold Christmas beetle, is a beetle of the family Scarabaeidae native to northern Australia, [1] from northeastern Queensland to northern Western Australia. It is prized by collectors. [2] English entomologist Charles Owen Waterhouse described the gold Christmas beetle in 1889. [3]
For many of us, the biggest day of the holiday season is Christmas, and after all the presents are opened, that day's main event usually involves food. We bet that there are a lot of things you ...