SPECIES : BOLITOTHERUS CORNUTUS

SIZE : [ 10 - 15 mm ] 

BOLITOTHERUS CORNUTUS, COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE FORKED FUNGUS BEETLE, IS A REMARKABLE, LONG LIVED AND COMMUNAL DARKLING BEETLE KNOWN TO LIVE UP TO 5 YEARS IN CAPTIVITY. ADULTS ARE KNOWN TO FEIGN DEATH AND EXHIBIT SEXUAL DIMORPHISM. THEIR DIET AND BREEDING REQUIREMENTS CONSIST OF VARIOUS SPECIES OF SHELF FUNGI INCLUDING GANODERMA APPLANATUM, GANNODERMA TSUGAE, AND FOMES FOMENTARIUS. SHELF FUNGI ARE AVAILABLE SEASONALLY IN OUR SUPPLIES BOUTIQUE.