FUN FACTS
A really cool larva.
- Bess Beetle is a nickname for Passalidae.
- There are more than 500 species of Bess Beetles (350,000 of all beetles.)
- Bess Beetles can make 14 different sounds rubbing their wings together. This is called stridulation.
- Bess Beetles have wings but can't fly.
- The larvae looks more like a worm than a beetle.
- Some beetles have 4 body parts.
- There are more types of beetles than any other animal in the world.
- The Bess Beetle has tiny gold fringes on its legs to keep its legs clean.
- Fireflies are a type of beetle.