| A very common
beetle, verging on being abundant in Sherwood Forest. Nalassus
laevioctostriatus prefers sites on sandy soils, with
the record from the far east of Nottinghamshire, coming
from Spalford Warren. It spends the day under bark, but
hundreds can be found climbing the trunks of trees at
night to feed on algae. During the Winter, dead adults
can be found under bark and at the base of trees,
attacked by a white fungus. One of the Tenebrionidae
family, N. laevioctostriatus females can reach
12mm in length. |
