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The steely blue beetle (Korynetes caeruleus) is a predator of the deathwatch beetle and of the common furniture beetle (Anobium punctatum). The adult female blue beetle lays her eggs in the exit holes made by the emerging borers, and the carnivorous larvae wander through the galleries made by the wood-borers, feeding on their larvae. [ 11 ]
Albularyo or faith healers are very common in the Philippines, especially in the rural areas. They use herbs as their main healing instrument. They use herbs as their main healing instrument. Their healing prowess is said to be very powerful as they heal their patients with the use of their bare hands accompanied by various chants, rituals, and ...
A host of mythological creatures occur in the mythologies from the Philippines. Philippine mythological creatures are the mythological beasts, monsters, and enchanted beings of more than 140 ethnic groups in the Philippines. Each ethnic people has their own unique set of belief systems, which includes the belief in various mythological creatures.
Hemicoelus gibbicollis, known generally as California deathwatch beetle, is a species of death-watch beetle in the family Ptinidae. Other common names include the Pacific powder post beetle and western deathwatch beetle. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Witchcraft in the Philippines is completely different from modern Western notions of a "witch", as each ethnic group has their own definition and practices attributed to witches. In the Philippines, witches in the traditional non-Westernized sense are malevolent forces who can be sought after to inflict curses on others, although in few ...
Hemicoelus carinatus (Say, 1823) i c g b (eastern deathwatch beetle) Hemicoelus costatus (Aragona, 1830) g; Hemicoelus defectus (Fall, 1905) i c g b; Hemicoelus favonii Bukejs, Alekseev, Cooper, King & Mckellar, 2017 g; Hemicoelus fulvicornis (Sturm, 1837) g; Hemicoelus gibbicollis (LeConte, 1859) i c g b (California deathwatch beetle)
Hinduism brought Indianized traditions to the Philippines, including indigenous epics such as Ibalong, Siday, and Hinilawod, folk stories, and superstitions that blended with indigenous polytheisims. The concept of good and bad demons , prevalent in Indian societies, became widespread in the archipelago.
Hemicoelus carinatus is a species in the subfamily Anobiinae ("death-watch beetles"), in the order Coleoptera ("beetles"). [1] [2] The species is known generally as the "Eastern deathwatch beetle". [3] It is found in North America. [2]