A small long-legged scavenging beetle, the female of which has a rounded body that gives it a spider-like appearance.
Family Ptinidae: Ptinus and other genera
Example sentencesExamples
- A number of insects that live within birds' nests can find their way indoors - such as carpet beetles, house moths, spider beetles and the martin bug.
- They get their common name, spider beetles, from the resemblance of adults to small spiders.
- The two focal groups currently are spider beetles and dung beetles.
- Pupation of spider beetles often occurs in small cavities that they chew out of wood or other soft materials.
- While spider beetles are common and widespread, they are not as abundant nor well known as other household pests.