Noun: darkling beetle 'daa(r)k-ling'bee-t(u)l
- Sluggish hard-bodied black terrestrial weevil whose larvae feed on e.g. decaying plant material or grain
"Darkling beetles were commonly found in the compost heap";
- darkling ground beetle, tenebrionid
Derived forms: darkling beetles
Type of: weevil
Part of: family Tenebrionidae, Tenebrionidae
Encyclopedia: Darkling beetle