[3] It is highly adapted to hot environments and is omnivorous, consuming dead insects, fruits, lichen, and other plant matter.

The powdery blue hue of the beetles is due to a wax coating on their bodies that prevents loss of moisture.

The beetles are unable to climb on smooth surfaces (plastic or glass), and their diets are extremely diverse—they can be fed vegetables, fruits, lichen, shrimp, dead insects, as well as dog and cat foods.

Blue death feigning beetles have been successfully kept with desert hairy scorpions and/or velvet ants,[6] and are well suited to communal arrangements.

[8] Hobbyists have publicly documented their experience with successfully breeding their beetles, noting issues with maintaining proper humidity and heating required for larvae to pupate.