{"id":408,"date":"2023-01-28T14:52:29","date_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/?page_id=408"},"modified":"2023-01-28T14:52:29","modified_gmt":"2023-01-28T14:52:29","slug":"beetles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/?page_id=408","title":{"rendered":"Beetles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Beetles belong to the Insect Order<strong> Coleoptera<\/strong>. This is a very large and diverse group and the Lowes has several fascinating species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minotaur beetle<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Minotaur beetle\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k6SRDEwmtY0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<div id=\"pl-gb408-69f44a0cc57e9\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-gb408-69f44a0cc57e9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-gb408-69f44a0cc57e9-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-gb408-69f44a0cc57e9-0-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A real heathland speciality. Named after the legend of Theseus and the Minotaur. The male beetle has horns like its namesake, which the female lacks. They dig long burrows up to 1.5m long and provision them with rabbit droppings for the larvae to feed on. They are best looked for is spring and early summer, especially in the early morning. They are nocturnal but don&#8217;t always hide away as dawn breaks. The holes they dig in the sand are are very distinctive, often with rabbit pellets nearby<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Glow-worm<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Glow-Worm-8835.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-92\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Glow-Worm-8835.jpg 600w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Glow-Worm-8835-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Glow-Worm-8835-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Female glow-worm<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Glow-worms (which are actually beetles) are very local in Norfolk. On dark nights in mid summer, however, you may be lucky enough to spot the ethereal glow of a female trying to attract a mate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The video below shows a female glowing and a winged male then arrives. After some display they start to mate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Glow-worm\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_p0mdFN4kn8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Green Tiger Beetle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Tiger beetles and their larvae are fearsome predators. The adults typically run along tracks on the heath looking for prey. You often see them flying up in front of you. Their larvae dig a burrow and wait at the entrance to grab passing insects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-Tiger-Beetle-2227.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-Tiger-Beetle-2227.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Green-Tiger-Beetle-2227-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Green Tiger beetle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tiger-beetle-_5090002.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tiger-beetle-_5090002.jpg 500w, https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Tiger-beetle-_5090002-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Mating Green Tiger beetles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beetles belong to the Insect Order Coleoptera. This is a very large and diverse group and the Lowes has several fascinating species. Minotaur beetle A real heathland speciality. Named after the legend of Theseus and the Minotaur. The male beetle has horns like its namesake, which the female lacks. They dig long burrows up to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-408","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=408"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":414,"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/408\/revisions\/414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/holtlowes.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}