Celestial bull is a general term for insects of the Coleoptera family, chewing mouthparts, with long antennae, often exceeding the length of the body.
The following is a specimen collected by our bar friend Hummingyun666 for everyone to enjoy.
It's beautiful, feast your eyes.
The following is the profile of Tianniu:
Celestial bull is also called: smack mulberry, dingfa, heavenly buffalo, octagonal, horned insect, flower girl, bitter dragon cow, moth wood turtle.
Number and distribution: There are many kinds of Tianniu, more than 40,000 kinds of known in the world, and there are about 3550 species in China, which are widely distributed and widely distributed, and there are forms of harm in some areas.
Because of its strength as great as an ox, it is good at flying in the sky, so it gets the name of the celestial cow; and because it emits a "click, click" sound, its sound is very similar to the sound of sawing trees, so it is also called "saw tree lang".
The Celestial Bull is a well-known class of insects. Many people have captured or observed celestial cows as children and become interested in them. Interestingly, when you grab it, it makes a "creaking" sound in an attempt to break free and escape. If you tie a thin line to his legs and let him fly, you can still hear the sound of "camp". There are many ways to play tianniu, such as tianniu racing, tianniu pulling car, tianniu fishing, tianniu racing, etc., compared to the electric toys that flood the market, playing this "natural pet" is much more interesting. But here to remind everyone, when playing, beware of not being bitten by the strong jaw of the celestial bull!
The larvae and adults of cattle are more likely to move on trees, such as mulberry, willow and poplar trees, citrus, pine trees, etc. There are many species of tianniu in which they reproduce. It is the most numerous among the celestial cattle and is more harmful to vegetation.
#天牛有许多捕食和寄生天敌, such as woodpeckers, magpies and other birds, swollen-legged bees and other parasitic bees, geckos and parasitic nematodes, etc., should be protected and utilized.
The above are the larvae of the Celestial Bull.
The larvae of the celestial cow will eat the trunk and branches of the tree.
The most severe cases can lead to the death of trees.
Regarding the feeding habits of adult insects, it is known to have different habits such as eating pollen, young bark, young branches, leaves, roots, sap, fruits, and fungi. Generally speaking, the flower cattle often feed on pollen. The gully-tipped cattle often eat young bark, young branches and leaves. Adults of other subfamilys also feed, and some may not. There are also large variations in eating habits within the same subfamily.
It is also worth mentioning that the natural enemy of the Tianniu is the Guan's swollen-legged bee. Many places will choose to treat insects with insects!
Today, I will introduce You to Tianniu. Although it is a pest, it also brings us joy in childhood. Tomorrow, I will introduce an insect that you are more familiar with!