Spiders certainly must look ferocious to the insects and other creatures they eat. But to many animals, spiders look delicious.
Description: Darkling beetles are about 18mm to 30mm (0.75 to 1,5in) long and an elongate oval in shape, that is black in color.The head contains notched eyes, thread-like antennae, and chewing mouth parts. The front wings are smooth and shiny, and the legs are long.eographic range: There are 100 species in the Western United States, and these Beetles are one of the most commonly seen insects in the Jornada Basin. Habitat: The darkling beetle is found in a variety of desert habitat s such as shrub lands, grasslands, and arroyos.
The wings are soft and flexible, and the legs are long. Striped blister beetles are about 5/8 inch long and one-fourth as wide. They are gray to brown with yellow stripes running lengthwise of the wing covers. The ash-gray blister beetle is about 1/2 inch long and is completely gray. The black blister is about 1/2 inch long and is solid black. Damage: The larvae of the blister beetles destroys grasshopper egg pods. Infestations often occur during or just following a grasshopper outbreak. The black blister beetle adults are largely pollen feeders, but they also feed on alfalfa blossoms.