Brown Prionid Beetle

Deciduous forests and urban areas near rotting logs or stumps.

Larvae (grubs) eat decaying wood of various hardwood trees; adults may eat very little or nothing at all.

Mainly nocturnal, attracted to artificial lights, and known for the long-lived larval stage in rotting wood.

Beneficial to ecosystems as a primary decomposer of wood; harmless to humans, though they can deliver a pinch with mandibles if handled.