| Range: |
Eastern United States and adjacent areas of Canada |
| Habitat: |
Forests |
| Conservation Status: |
Not listed by IUCN |
| Scientific Name: |
Odontotaenius disjunctus |
The bess beetle is a talkative little insect. It can produce 14 distinct sounds! It communicates with other bess beetles by rubbing a ribbed part of its hind wing against a rough part of its abdomen.
If you don't like the name bess beetle, perhaps you'd want to call this insect by one of its other names: bess bugs, Betsy bugs, or patent leather beetles.
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