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Adult C. pensylvanicus may be infected by the fungus Eryniopsis lampyridarum. After the fungus infects the host, it takes about two weeks for it to eventually kill its host. Before the host dies, the fungus orders the beetle to climb a plant and then attach itself to a flower by biting down with its mandibles into flower heads. [6]
Goldenrod soldier beetle (C. pennsylvanicus) Chauliognathus is a genus of soldier beetles in the family Cantharidae. Adults have almost rectangular bodies. Some are red and black, similar to the military uniforms that were common before the usage of camouflage, hence the name of soldier beetles. Others are orange and black.
Paederus dermatitis, medically known as dermatitis linearis, [1] is a skin irritation resulting from contact with the hemolymph of certain rove beetles, a group that belongs to the insect order Coleoptera and the genus Paederus.
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Sepsis, I later learned, is the body’s overwhelming response to an infection. Common symptoms include fever, fast heart rate, rapid breathing, confusion and body pain, according to the World ...
Harpalinae is the largest subfamily of ground beetles, containing more than 19,000 species worldwide. [1] Chlaenius purpuricollis, a member of Harpalinae in the tribe Chlaeniini. Panagaeus fasciatus, a Harpalinae species within the tribe Pangaeini. Pterostichus pedemontanus, another member within Harpalinae, in the tribe Pterostichini.
Scarabiasis, or "beetle-disease", is a condition where beetles temporarily infest the digestive tract of other animals. It can also affect humans, and despite being a rare phenomenon, [1] it is the second most important insectal disease in humans after myiasis, which is caused by the larva of flies.
About half a dozen cases of leishmaniasis skin infections are reported in non-travelers in the U.S. each year, said Dr. Luiz Oliveira, a staff scientist at the National Institutes of Health who ...