longhorn beetles
Wood-boring insect family
Longhorn beetles are a family of wood-boring insects with distinctively long antennae, often longer than the body itself.
The larvae tunnel through trees, making some species serious pests of timber and orchards.
Adults are typically elongated with cylindrical bodies: A longhorn beetle emerged from the firewood stack.
Also called longicorns.
- antennaeSensory appendages on insects
- hardwood forestsDeciduous tree ecosystems
- old growthUndisturbed ancient forest
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
- wood-boringDrilling into timber
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