Everything about ground beetles

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GLOT, 31.07.2016 0:35

The question is probably stupid for this forum, but I want to find out. Do ground beetles grow? Or how do they hatch out of their larvae and live the rest of their lives?
Specifically, the question about Pterostichov. Dee and all the ground beetles.

This post was edited by GLOT - 07.08.2016 19: 47

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31.07.2016 13:44, коты

ha, and I special small recruited, they say I thought it was young, to live longer
And I saw, well, just a huge ground beetle, no kidding, 5 centimeters with a thick belly. No way the mouse ate . I was already scared at first, I didn't think that such a thing was common in Moscow. But I thought it was old. yyy

It's a pity, of course, that my beetles will remain so small. I thought at first that they would shed or something((. It's probably too late to let them go, they've already been there all over again and there's a lot of masonry going on...

Ground beetles, like all beetles, are insects with complete metamorphosis, i.e. this is the case when the larva does not resemble the imago, it has 4 stages of development, including the pupal stage. A beetle that has emerged from the pupa no longer sheds and does not grow at all after its covers are strengthened. But in insects with incomplete transformation, for example, in straight-winged larvae, the larva looks like an imago almost like 2 drops of water, differs only in the size and lack of developed wings, and then a person who is not experienced in entomology may have an erroneous idea that, for example, locusts molt and grow, but in fact it will develop its larva. Well, certainly not in beetles or butterflies ))

This post was edited by koty - 31.07.2016 13: 47

03.08.2016 0:22, GLOT

I recently brought five purple carabuses. On the paws like 2 males and 3 females. One of the males was quite aggressive. They attacked the food like mad, spitting on me, the light, irritants....
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After the meal, one of the beetles kicked back its hooves. As I understand it, from gluttony. Or maybe he was poisoned by the poison of another beetle? When they were very worried, they released a protective slush from the ass.

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The other four beetles still seem to be active. Two males and two females. One of the beetles gave birth to some shit before the meal even started.
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Actually, the main questions are: what did the beetle die of? Could he have been poisoned by another beetle? What the hell did they give birth to? And is it possible to determine the age of beetles?