Insects › Bess Beetles
Horned Passalus Beetle
Odontotaenius disjunctus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Big-headed Ground BeetleScarites subterraneus
Pole BorerNeandra brunnea
Triceratops BeetlePhileurus truncatus
Ptichopus angulatus
Florida PassalidOdontotaenius floridanus
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Phileurus valgus
Antelope BeetleDorcus parallelus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 30,484 |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 4,607 |
| Maryland | 4,030 |
| North Carolina | 2,525 |
| Texas | 2,082 |
| Tennessee | 1,742 |
| Alabama | 1,501 |
| Georgia | 1,362 |
| Kentucky | 815 |
| New Jersey | 798 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- MetamorphosisUndergoes dramatic body transformation during developmentFrom its classification
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Insects · Insecta |
| Order | Beetles · Coleoptera |
| Family | Bess Beetles · Passalidae |
| Genus | Odontotaenius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Horned Passalus Beetle with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.