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Domain?

Eukarya

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Kingdom?

Animalia

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Phylum?

Arthropoda

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Class?

Insecta (hexapoda)

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Order?

Coleoptera

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Family?

Passalidae

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Genus?

Odontotaenius

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Species?

Odontotaenius disjunctus

Holometabolous

Undergoes all four life stages of development (embryo/egg, larva, pupa and adult).

Larvae (of Bess Beetle)

Grub. 

Galleries

The holes that the beetles make in logs.

Elytra

Hardened forewings. Serve as protection for wings underneath.

Phoresy

One animal attaching to another for transportation purposes. (mites usually do this to the beetles).

Stridulation

Producing sound by rubbing two parts of the body together.

Subsocial

lack complex social organization. 

True or False?

Parent Bess Beetles pass on essential symbionts to larvae in defecation. 

True!

True Bug

The Bess Beetle is NOT a true bug. The forewings of true bugs are either entirely membranous or only partially hardened.