The Darkling Beetle and CLHS
A colony of meal worms is kept in the science lab in
order for their life cycles to be studied. They are also food for the alligator
lizards.
Kingdom: Animalia
Common Name:
Darkling Beetle
(meal worm)
Scientific Name: Tenebrio molitor
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Tenebrionidae
Genus: Tenebrio
Species: molitor
Natural Range
Darkling beetles have been introduced around the world by
human activity. They live in areas surrounded by what they eat. They clean
up after plants
and animals, so they can be found anywhere where leftovers occur.
Interesting Facts
The meal worm
larva is used as food for other species. They clean up materials not used
by others. They are a pest to stored grain.
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The Darkling Beetle and CLHS
A colony of meal worms is kept in the science lab in
order for their life cycles to be studied. They are also food for the alligator
lizards.