Habitat
Food
The Bess Beetle chews decaying trees and bark from oak and elm trees.
Shelter
The Bess Beetle find shelter and protection under stones, in wood, soil, galleries, or tunnels. They also borrow in hard wood piles and ground surfaces.
Water
The live in fresh water like ponds and lakes.
Space
Their space is in moist rotten wood. The beetle likes dark spaces in gardens, rotten wood, and stumps.