They scuttle through soil by the millions and have been successful since the time of the dinosaurs. Rove beetles, the most ...

in relation to its size the dung beetle is not only the world’s strongest insect – it’s the world’s strongest animal! On ...

Bombardier beetles have the infamous ability to synthesize and release rapid bursts of stinky, burning-hot liquid from their rear ends. These noxious emissions can kill other insects, or startle ...

South Africa is unleashing weevil beetles in a bid to fight off the sprouting growth of salvinia minima, an alien species of ...

The combination of these properties give the Buprestidae family of jewel beetles, among other animals, their characteristic metallic sheen. Amanda Franklin, an ecologist at the University of Melbourne ...

With its shiny, black and fiery body and orange-tipped antennae, the American burying beetle is a vibrant beauty of the bug world. The insect's occupation, though, is a little less glamorous. After ...

Beetles - a group of insects also known as Coleoptera - make up more than a quarter of all known animal species on our planet. Many of these insects play important roles in their ecosystems. While we ...

Some dung beetles are native to California, but many have been imported to help reduce damage from cattle farming. KPBS sci-tech reporter Thomas Fudge spoke with an entomologist about their role ...

Discover all you need to know about these fascinating insects. What is a dung beetle? Dung beetles get their name from their diet of animal poo. Wherever there are herbivorous mammals leaving ...

Around twilight, Casey's June beetles emerge from sandy soils near Palm Springs, California, to mate. Between late March and June, males fly swiftly above the ground searching for female beetles. But ...

About 90% of flowering plants rely on animals to transfer their pollen and ... But many other insects—including beetles, flies, moths and butterflies—also visit flowers to feed on nectar ...