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Metamorphosis: Beetles hatch from eggs. They undergo complete metamorphosis consisting of four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. An egg hatches into a larva (sometimes called a grub - which sometimes looks like a worm but can also look like a tiny lizard or insect). After molting many times (shedding the hard exoskeleton which has been outgrown), it develops a hard outer shell, the puparium, and the beetle undergoes tremendous physiological changes (although it is seemingly inactive during this stage) - this is the pupa. It emerges from the puparium as an adult beetle.
Worldwide Species: There are about 350,000 different species of beetles and many more that have not been discovered yet. Insects evolved during the early Permian Period, 265 million years ago (before dinosaurs evolved). Beetles live all over the world (except on the continent of Antarctica or in the oceans); they live in regions ranging from deserts to mountains to rainforests. Most beetles are not aquatic, but a few species live in the water during their adult life stage. The word beetle comes from the word "bite" in old English.
Well-known Beetles: Some well-known beetles include the ladybug (also called the ladybird - helpful in the garden), the firefly, scarab beetles (including the Goliath and Hercules beetles), rove beetles (that superficially look like earwigs), jewel beetles (beautiful agricultural pests), click beetles, weevils, leaf beetles (like the potato beetle), ground beetles (like the bombardier beetle and tiger beetle), diving beetles, and mealworms (which metamorphosize into darkling beetles).
Classification of Beetles: Kingdom Animalia (animals), Phylum Arthropoda (arthropods), Class Insecta (insects), Order Coleoptera (beetles), about 150 Families.
The following is a sampling of beetles:
Beetle Anatomy Label Me! Printout Label the beetle's external anatomy on this printout. Answers |
Darkling Beetle Page The yellow mealworm is the larval stage of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor). |
Darkling Beetle Life Cycle The yellow mealworm is the larval stage of the darkling beetle (Tenebrio molitor). |
Darkling Beetle Life Cycle Label Me! Printout Label the life cycle of the yellow mealworm, from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Or go to the answers. |
Firefly/Lightning Bug The firefly (also known as the lightning bug) is a luminescent flying insect. |
Ladybug (or Ladybird) Tiny flying insects that eat garden pests. |
Mealworm Life Cycle A printout on the yellow mealworm life cycle (Tenebrio molitor). |
Mealworm Life Cycle Label Me! Printout Label the life cycle of the yellow mealworm, from egg to larva to pupa to adult. Or go to the answers. |
Mealworm Quiz Ten questions on the mealworm/darkling beetle. Or go to the answers. |
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In addition to printing the animals, you can copy a printout (click here for instructions) and paste it into a painting program (like Paint) and color the animal there. (Thanks to Grace P. from Thorngrove School for this great idea.)
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