Ambrosia beetle
Xyleborus ferrugineus
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Curculionidae
Ambrosia beetles are beetles of the weevil subfamilies Scolytinae and Platypodinae (Coleoptera, Curculionidae), which live in nutritional symbiosis with ambrosia fungi. The beetles excavate tunnels in dead or stressed trees into which they introduce fungal gardens, their sole source of nutrition. After landing on a suitable tree, an ambrosia beetle excavates a tunnel in which it releases its fungal symbiont.
Pairi Daiza (prononcé /pɛ:ʁi da:iza/) est un parc zoologique belge wallon situé dans la province de Hainaut, à Brugelette. Fondé en 1994, il s'est d'abord appelé Paradisio de son ouverture jusqu'en 2010. Il est la propriété d’Éric Domb, fondateur du parc, et de Marc Coucke.
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