May beetles widespread, activity in May, early June. Adults feed on young angry leaves. Larvae go through the entire development cycle underground, eating roots. Non-fearsome appearance, lifestyle, behavior make the bug beetle attractive to children. In May, the kids are hunting for insects, almost no one wonders if this creature bites.
Adult oral apparatus, larvae
Adults feed on the leaves of young trees. With a large number of insects in May, the plant is completely “naked”. They bite with powerful jaws, which are covered with lips from above. The jaws are equipped with palps, which are the organs of touch, smell.
On a note!
Maybug Larvae - thick caterpillars with paws. The body is dirty white, the head is brown. The mouth apparatus is biting-cutting type. Roots of grass, cultivated plants are eaten, thereby causing significant harm to garden, garden, forest crops.
Can a man bite
The chafer does not bite. Does not allow the anatomical structure of the oral apparatus, nutrition features, lifestyle. The insect has tenacious, prickly paws, which, with a strong pressure on the skin, leave a mark. There is a feeling that the May bug has bitten. Irritation from an injection passes in a matter of seconds, does not cause discomfort.
The larva does not bite either. She lives 4 years underground, with each season rising higher and higher to the surface of the soil. Detect by accident when digging the ground before planting crops or when harvesting. Instantly folds into a half-ring, lies without movement, poses no danger to humans.
