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Luprops Tristis
''Luprops tristis'', the Mupli beetle, is a plant detritus eating darkling beetle found in parts of India. The adult beetle is black and around long. While they are usually harmless to humans, when squeezed or picked up, they produce a defensive phenolic acid, phenolic secretion that causes skin burns. ''Luprops'' beetles have a notorious reputation since large populations invade farm houses, as reported in some parts of southern India, especially the state of Kerala. In Kerala they are variously called Muplivandu ("മുപ്ലി വണ്ട്") or Kotteruma ("കോട്ടെരുമ") or Karivandu ("കരിവണ്ട്") or Oottoruma ("ഓട്ടൊറുമ") in Malayalam. Description ''Luprops tristis'' goes through five larval instar stages and a pupal stage before the adult stage. The adult beetle is colored black. There is very little sexual dimorphism, and males and females overlap in size. After a month of active feeding in the adult form, they go i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal
Animals are multicellular, eukaryotic organisms in the Biology, biological Kingdom (biology), kingdom Animalia (). With few exceptions, animals heterotroph, consume organic material, Cellular respiration#Aerobic respiration, breathe oxygen, have myocytes and are motility, able to move, can reproduce sexually, and grow from a hollow sphere of Cell (biology), cells, the blastula, during embryonic development. Animals form a clade, meaning that they arose from a single common ancestor. Over 1.5 million extant taxon, living animal species have been species description, described, of which around 1.05 million are insects, over 85,000 are molluscs, and around 65,000 are vertebrates. It has been estimated there are as many as 7.77 million animal species on Earth. Animal body lengths range from to . They have complex ecologies and biological interaction, interactions with each other and their environments, forming intricate food webs. The scientific study of animals is known as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
