The animal world is varied and you must have a fair knowledge of the animal world. The list is huge which is again divided various classes of species and genus. Let’s not get into that and know about beetles and bugs. Beetles and bugs at first sight look almost similar. However, there are a few differences too, read below to find them.
| CATEGORY | BEETLE | BUG |
| Mouth Part | Made for chewing | Needle shaped called as stylet |
| Wings | Modified to form hard leather coat called elytra. Hindwings are hidden under the elytra while resting. | If present, are membranous or thickened |
| Diet | Plant and animal materials | Nectar/sap and mostly plant feeders |
| Lifecycle | Complete metamorphosis | Incomplete metamorphosis |
| Order class | Coleopteran | Hemipteran |
To talk more about beetles, they belong to the group insects and have almost 350,000-400,000 different sub species. This number is quite high and thus it forms alone 40% of all insects and 30% of the total animals. Beetles are easily identified from bugs by their external features. The presence of leathery elytra gives it a characteristic identification. The life cycle of beetles is pretty simple and goes like this
Among all the beetles known, carpet beetles are those that should be watched for. Varied carpet beetles are the class of beetles that come into human interaction. The life cycle is pretty simple as above and finds darker places to breed and live. Once the pupa phase is completed these beetles find their way into carpets and furniture. These could be dangerous for the life of the carpets and furniture as they can feed on the cellulosic material. Advantage of a smaller size also favors them and thus is difficult to spot until the damage done is remarkable. They also pose a big threat to national museums as they damage the biological specimens to huge extent. There are various chemical methods available for the control of such beetles. Carpet beetles are never a problem.
Bugs on the other might carry infection from one place to another. Mostly, they survive in a symbiotic relationship with the host. They feed on host matter and also carry the existing infections from them to spread around. These are very dangerous and particularly affect the pets. It is always advisable that to keep the pets bug free. Ways could be frequent cleaning and sanitizing.
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