What are the living habits of the ground beetle? A detailed guide for you
The ground beetle likes to live in dark, humid, loose soil rich in humus. In the wild, ground beetles mostly live in kitchen areas, wall corners, humus soil under deciduous forests and among gravel, and can burrow to a depth of 0.5-0.6 m. During the day they burrow into the soil to rest, and in the evening they begin to come out to move about, forage and mate. From 7 to 12 at night is the peak period of ground beetle activity.
The ground beetle is an omnivorous animal. It likes to eat the leaves, roots, stems and flowers of many kinds of vegetables, various tree leaves and all kinds of coarse grains, and also eats animal residues, feces and so on. In the wild, the growth cycle of the ground beetle is 2.5-3 years. From May to November is the active period of the ground beetle. When the temperature is below 13°C it burrows into the soil to hibernate, neither eating nor moving, and it is resistant to cold, and at -10°C it still does not freeze to death. It tolerates high temperatures, and at 40°C it still does not die of heat; above 38°C it eats less, does not burrow into the soil, and moves frequently.
When the temperature is 25°C-36°C, the ground beetle molts once every twenty days, and with each molt its body size doubles. A female ground beetle molts 11 times in its life, and after completing the 11 molts it reaches sexual maturity, moves frequently, crawls on walls, tree trunks and other objects, and its reproductive organs give off a distinctive odor to attract male ground beetles to mate. A male ground beetle molts 9 times in its life and then emerges as an adult; one week after emergence it reaches sexual maturity and seeks out female ground beetles to mate.
A male ground beetle dies 20 days after mating. One male ground beetle can mate with more than a dozen female ground beetles. A female ground beetle begins to lay eggs 7 days after mating, laying one egg every 7 days, and does not need a second mating. One female ground beetle can lay dozens of egg clusters, and under suitable temperature and humidity conditions the laid egg clusters hatch into insects in 43 days. The larvae of the ground beetle are all oval in shape, with no distinction between male and female.