Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Bess beetles are ground beetles, and have fused wings. If they do not need to fly, why were they created with wings underneath the hard elytra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted September 5, 2017 Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Because they weren't created, they evolved. From beetles that at some point had use for wings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2017 Thanks for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arizonablue Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 More info: https://cals.arizona.edu/classes/ento596c/topic/session4.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 actually Bess beetles have their own family (passalidae) and they can fly, they usually only do it during the summer though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleodes hispilabris Posted September 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Really? I thought their elytra was fused? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted September 6, 2017 Report Share Posted September 6, 2017 Most people probably do, seeing them fly is quite a spectacle to watch, and hear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pewrune Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Yes they fly, and they fly to lights at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted September 7, 2017 Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 This reminds me of when a friend told me that Dorcus titanus palawanicus couldn't fly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugboy3092 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Share Posted September 20, 2017 This reminds me of when a friend told me that Dorcus titanus palawanicus couldn't fly. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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