n ath us ▁p all id ic oll is ▁is ▁a ▁relatively ▁large ▁be et le ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁Sc arab ae idae , ▁native ▁to ▁Australia . ▁The ▁be et le ▁has ▁a ▁life ▁span ▁of ▁ 2 4 ▁months ▁and ▁it ▁grows ▁up ▁to ▁ 2 0   mm ▁in ▁length . ▁Ad ult s ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁months , ▁particularly ▁around ▁Christmas , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁common ▁name ▁of ▁Christmas ▁be et le ▁for ▁the ▁species ▁( and ▁also ▁for ▁other ▁members ▁of ▁its ▁genus ). ▁ ▁The ▁be et les ▁have ▁rich ▁gl oss y ▁brown ▁el y tra ▁and ▁c ly pe us , ▁and ▁cla wed ▁legs ▁covered ▁in ▁multiple ▁bar bs . ▁Like ▁all ▁An op log n ath us ▁species , ▁the ▁fore leg s ▁are ▁of ▁une ven ▁lengths , ▁possibly ▁to ▁better ▁enable ▁them ▁to ▁cl ing ▁to ▁thin ▁Eu cal y pt us ▁leaves ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁be et les ▁are ▁no ct urn al , ▁and ▁are ▁attract ed ▁to ▁lights ▁at ▁night . ▁They ▁can ▁often ▁be ▁found ▁around ▁out door ▁light ing ▁or ▁craw ling ▁into ▁homes . ▁Studies ▁show ▁that ▁they ▁are ▁most ▁active ▁around ▁sun set ▁and ▁the ▁hours ▁immediately ▁after . ▁ ▁Life ▁cycle ▁Lar va e ▁live ▁under ground , ▁feed ing ▁on ▁plant ▁roots ▁and ▁decay ing ▁veget ation . ▁They ▁normally ▁eat ▁the ▁roots ▁of ▁native ▁grass es , ▁but ▁will ▁also ▁eat ▁the ▁roots ▁of ▁cro ps , ▁la wn