Beetles are intriguing insects that come in many shapes and sizes. These characteristics are also the easiest way to distinguish the critters, aside from location. With over 400,000 identified species ...

Arizona has about 2,500 beetle species. Beetles are identified by their hard, sheathlike front wings; six legs; and distinct head, thorax and abdomen. Most beetles are harmless but some, such as ...

The famous synchronized fireflies are just one of many types of insects that fall under the purview of national park ...

Beetles are part of the Coleoptera family of insects. There are 400,000 species worldwide, including the big black beetle found in the house or in the yard. Beetles have been around for over 270 ...

Ladybugs, also known as ladybird beetles or lady beetles, consist of the family Coccinellidae within the order of beetles ( ...

On the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles recycle the dung of large mammals. In Hluhluwe Imfolozi Game Reserve on the plains of South Africa, an army of dung beetles does one of the ...

From bears and bobcats to eagles and elk, 22,893 species have been documented so far in Great Smoky Mountains National Park — and nearly half of them are insects. Becky Nichols, the park’s long-time ...

A beetle species’ larvae seem to bamboozle bees by smelling like flowers. This newly discovered deceptive strategy might be the first known example of an animal imitating floral scents, according to a ...