Anobiidae facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anobiidae |
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| Fan-bearing wood-borer, Hedobia imperialis | |
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Bostrichiformia
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Bostrichoidea
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Anobiidae
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Anobiidae is a family of beetles. The larvae of a number of species bore into wood. This gave them the name "woodworm" or "wood borer". A few species are pests. They cause damage to wooden furniture and houses, notably the death watch beetle and the common furniture beetle.
Images for kids
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Xestobium plumbeum
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Hedobia imperialis, Fan-bearing wood borer
See also
In Spanish: Ptinidae para niños
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