Bess Beetles are the BEST Parents in insect World! What insects do this? Family Passalidae.

Less than 1 percent of world's insects parent their young but Bess Beetles do! From egg to pupa male and female Bess Beetles provide parental care. See a Bess Beetle up close, learn how to identify it, these docile insects are great for children! I explain how you can find them in rotten logs in hardwood forests where they prefer maple, oak or hickory. I explain how Bess Beetles can communicate, reportedly, with over 14 different sounds. i will explain how the sounds are made by stridulation. Content rich, I explain features of the Coleoptera or Beetles! An important feature of beetles is the modification of their fore wings called elytra. Why this beetles eat their own poop is discussed and how and why they place their eggs in a mix of frass and poop. You will clearly see their tiny curved horn that can confirm their identification. Bess Beetles have many descriptive names like Betsy Beetles, Bessbug, or Horned Passalus Beetles. Viewers will see why the are also called Patent-leather Beetles. This video includes text and definitions of many terns. It is content rich and covers national science standards in life science and biology from grades 1 to high school Biology curriculum.