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What do fire beetles eat?

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Their breeding requires being in the vicinity of coniferous trees freshly destroyed by fire. These wood-boring beetles fly to forest fires in great numbers, and mate while the forest is still burning. Females then deposit their eggs under the bark.Feb 26, 2008

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Adult Pyrophorus beetles feed on pollen and sometimes small insects, such as aphids or scale insects. Their larvae feed on various plant materials and invertebrates, including the larvae of other beetles. Eggs are luminous and are deposited either on or in the soil.