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deathwatch beetle /ˌdɛθwɒtʃ ˈbiːt(ə)l /nounA small beetle whose larvae bore into dead wood and structural timbers, causing considerable damage. The adult makes a tapping sound like a watch ticking, formerly believed to portend death.- Xestobium rufovillosum, family Anobiidae.
Male death-watch beetles bang their heads against the sides of their wooden tunnels to attract females....- Indeed, the behaviour of death-watch beetle actually makes it more susceptible to surface treatments than common furniture beetle.
- Anobiids are similar to lyctids in color and size, but are cylindrical; the common furniture and death-watch beetles belong in this group.
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