ambrosia beetle

Japanese: ambrosia beetle(英語表記)ambrosiabeetle
ambrosia beetle

…These fungi are attached to parts of the mother beetle's body or carried by the digestive tract, but some species are known to have sacs that store spores. For this reason, these beetles are called ambrosia beetles in English. The ambrosia beetles are generally attracted to chemicals released by weakened trees and then burrow into the trees. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ambrosia beetle" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらの菌は母虫の体の一部に付着したり,消化管によって運ばれるが,胞子を蓄える袋をもつ種類も知られている。このため,これらのキクイムシ類を英名ではambrosia beetleと呼ぶ。キクイムシ科は一般に衰弱した木から出される化学物質によって飛来し木にもぐりこむ。…

※「ambrosia beetle」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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