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Cerambycidae [se·rəm′bī·sə‚dē] (invertebrate zoology) The longhorn beetles, a family of coleopteran insects in the superfamily Chrysomeloidea. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Swift's specialty is longhorn beetles, which have long antenna and prefer feeding on dead or dying trees and shrubs -- though this stealth bug settled for the hefty wooden ruler Swift tried to measure it with. Examples: king snake, longhorn beetle, viceroy butterfly. The emerald ash borer is only one of the many threats to the nation's forests, which are also being attacked by the Asian longhorn beetle, gypsy moth, beech scale insect, hemlock wooley adelgid and sudden oak death fungus. |
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