Saturday, November 29, 2008

Beetles

Scientific Classification:
- Order: Coleoptera

Physical Appearance:
- Hardened shield-like forewings
- Three segment on its body part: head, thorax and abdomen
- Three pairs of legs, a pair of antenna
- Mouthparts similar to those of grasshoppers
- Life Cycle: egg – larva – pupa – beetle
Food Source:
- Larva: Plants and some feed within their food source
- Beetle: Some are omnivores and carnivores while others are host specific and prey specific. Some feed on decaying organic matters such as dung and carrions


Pictures that I took:


Name: Six-Spotted Tiger Beetle
Scientific Name: Cicindela sexguttata
Location: Backyard, KKB
Habitat: Sand dunes, sea shores and sandy paths

Name: Ladybird
Scientific Name: Coccinella septempunctata
Location: Garden, KKB
Habitat: Plants with aphids, forests and mountains
*got this pic on the internet*

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Scarab Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Longhorn Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name Green Scarab Beetle
Scientific Name: Diphucephala colaspidoides
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Longhorn Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Longhorn Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Scarab Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Ladybird
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang
Photographer: Poh Xuan, my friend :P

Name: Ladybird
Location: UMP, Pahang

Name: Scarab Beetle
Location: UMP, Pahang

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