#Glischrochilus

[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Found this cool sap beetle feeding on moth bait last summer.

(Glischrochilus sanguinolentus)

#Glischrochilus sanguinolentus #Glischrochilus #Nitidulidae #sap beetle #beetle #Coleoptera #insect #BotD #bug of the day

[reanimateobjects]

#Glischrochilus hortensis #Nitidulidae #Coleoptera #Insecta #Arthropoda #gif

[norfolknaturalist]

Four-spotted Sap Beetle (Glischrochilus quadrisignatus) in our backyard, May 2018. As implied by the name, these beetles are attracted to and feed upon sap, but they also feed on rotting fruit and nectar in flowers. They are also occasionally predators of smaller insects. . . . . . . . #nature #ontario #sapbeetle #nitidulidae #glischrochilus #glischrochilusquadrisignatus #beetle #beetlesofinstagram #beetles #backyardwildlife #gardeninsects #backyardbugs #macrophotography #invert_macro #coleoptera #insects_of_our_world #norfolkcounty #norfolkwild #blognorfolk #simcoeontario (at Simcoe, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_r-WdcgfIP/?igshid=15gcuvgg714uy

#nature #ontario #sapbeetle #nitidulidae #glischrochilus #glischrochilusquadrisignatus #beetle #beetlesofinstagram #beetles #backyardwildlife #gardeninsects #backyardbugs #macrophotography #invert_macro #coleoptera #insects_of_our_world #norfolkcounty #norfolkwild #blognorfolk #simcoeontario

[usgsbiml]

Glischrochilus sanguinolentus - Another 10X shot, this of the head of a small little sap beetle that I found feeding on the cut end of a Boxelder in my backyard, apparently this beetle is fond of maples, their sap, and the associated fungi/bacteria growing on the sap.

#beetle

[animated-movies-yeah]

Tumble's tagging is garbage so I can't find my "things they have in Onward list". I'll just remake it here. So, in Onward, they canonically have:

Barley corn

Laurel plants

Scottish

Arthurian Legend

Greek mythology

24 hours days

Normal months

Glischrochilus beetles

Bicycles

#onward #This is so weird #ian lightfoot #barley lightfoot #iandore lightfoot #laura lightfoot

[naturetakarazuka]

Aeolesthes chrysothrix, Helota gemmata, Glischrochilus japonius

Three kinds of beetles gathered for the sap of a Quercus serrata tree

#nature #takarazuka #japan

[jonnysinsectcatalogue]

Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus

Finding such a tiny Beetle on the screen door presented a good opportunity to try out the zoom ability of the Pixel 4′s to see the image clarity. While the zoom is very good, the images remaining mostly crisp, the focus of the camera is the limiting step when using a phone. Still, don’t let that discourage you fellow bug hunters! Always do your best when trying for images of the beautiful insects the world has to offer! I’ll certainly aim to improve my own shots. Especially if it rewards with wonderful new species for the blog like this Picnic Beetle. It has such a wonderful name too: Picnic Beetle. Sounds like something you’d be pleased to find while enjoying lunch around on the grass. This isn’t an apt realization however, as this Beetle is somewhat of a pest, drawn to scent of good food, fruits in particular. I’d still rather have them join my picnics over a handful of Yellowjackets; Beetles of this size are more likely to be adorable than aggressive. 

Though they look very different from each other, the Brown Yucca Beetle and this Beetle belong to the same family - Nitidulidae, or Sap Beetles. The latter has some familiar behavior to the former, being drawn to feed on sap from plants. While the Yucca Beetles has its specialization, the Picnic Beetle appears to be more of a generalist, taking sap from wherever it can, along with juices of decaying fruit. They seem to have a preference for raspberries, which might be a problem of us given the bushes in the backyard. I’ll have to keep an eye on them, lest grubs emerge from the fruits! Finally, while this Beetle looks very distinct at first glance, it has a few Beetles that look similar to it, so great attention to detail will be need to properly identify it, including checking the underside. While i didn’t check it intentionally (I saw the Beetle crawling on the screen from the inside of the house), this Beetle had a dark underside, confirming its identity. Other species of Glischrochilus Beetles may have different colors on their underside, so its better to check. You might also get lucky and find a few mites on the underside too (I noticed a few, not pictured) hitching a ride to a food source. For a view of this form of teamwork, refer to the posts featuring Clown Beetles.

*Note: The wrong day was queued (before the description was added no less) and this Beetle debuted a bit early on the blog. How embarrassing! All fixed now.

Pictures were taken on May 22, 2020 with a Google Pixel 4.

#jonny’s insect catalogue #insect #beetle #picnic beetle #coleoptera #sap beetle #toronto #may2020 #2020 #ontario insect #entomology #nature #invertebrates

[mantingerdijk]

Bierkevertje

We noemen het ‘t bierkevertje, verschijnt in deze tijd ikbuiten een biertje drink. Het is de Glischrochilus quadrisignatus. Een glanskever ca. 3 mm.

Een uitgebreide familie met diverse geslachten vormen de glanskevers (Nitidulidae). Ze worden ook wel bloemenkevers genoemd. Dit is de Glischrochilus quadrisignatus

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[coolbugs]

Bug of the Day

Well, my new homemade moth bait holders haven’t attracted any moths so far, but they did attract a huge batch of picnic beetles (Glischrochilus fasciatus) that appear to be living in the plastic scrubby part :-S. Apparently they have their own phoretic mites, too...

#picnic beetle #Glischrochilus fasciatus #Glischrochilus #Nitidulidae #Coleoptera #insect #beetle