Forked Fungus Beetle

The male has a pair of stout, forward pointing horns Beetles always make the entrances through the top of the sporocarp, whether they are living in Ganoderma applanatum in the northern part of their range or in G. lucidum in the southern part... Those living in the north are generally of a lighter color than those in the south, which tend to be black rather than cocoa brown. (Comment here ) Feign death when disturbed and live more than two years in nature ( 5 ) When attacked they play dead or release noxious, irritating fluids from abdominal glands. The potency of these are determined by the fungus they eat. ( 6 ) The variation of the horn and body size is determined by the quality and quantity of food consumed in the larval stage. Its the mothers choice of egg-laying sites that selects horn and body size. ( 6 )