Rove beetle, SEM

Numéro d’image : 12300594
Rove beetle, SEM
Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of Rove beetle (Creophilus sp.). Rove beetles belong to the large family Staphylinidae. Staphylinidae occupy almost all moist environments throughout the world. They are very common insects that have slender, elongated bodies with a distinctive characteristic of having wing covers (elytra) that are much shorter than the abdomen thus revealing over half of the dorsal abdomen. They are found in or near decaying organic matter, especially dead animals. Rove beetles use their strong biting mouthparts to tear at the flesh of a decaying carcass. They also eat dung and feed on other insects that are found in decaying matter, such as maggots. When disturbed, the rove beetle raises the tip of its abdomen and may squirt a foul smelling liquid at its enemies. A number of rove beetles (genus Aleochara) have been used in the biological control of other insects. Magnification: x8 when shortest axis printed at 25
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Crédit: Science Photo Library / DENNIS KUNKEL MICROSCOPY
Taille de l’image : 3483 px × 2613 px
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