Spider beetles are closely related to furniture beetles. They look somewhat like spiders. The adults move quite slowly around on their long legs. There is a clear narrowing between the chest and the arched abdomen. Spider beetles often play dead when disturbed. Most of the species rarely use their wings and usually the beetles are […]
Spider beetles
(Latin: Ptinidae) These beetles have a certain resemblance to spiders, for they have very long legs and a marked constriction between the thorax and the arched abdomen. Many of the species are practically speaking omnivorous. The newly hatched larvae are very active, but once they reach a source of food they soon become fat and […]