Of the top 50 invertebrate prey species that the team identified, 43 are known to visit flowers. Europe’s top three main crop ...

Why does this gigantic beetle sound like a jackhammer? Learn all about the incredible Hercules beetle in our short recap.

One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous Goliath beetles has been almost wiped out by the west African cocoa ...

These chemical “bombs” are the source of their name: Bombardier beetles. But there’s not just one type. In fact, there are over 500 species of bombardier beetles around the planet ...

There are more types of beetles than of any other animal—over 400,000 species—and their diversity may have been caused by increased variation in flowering plants and horizontal gene transfer from ...

There are roughly 400,000 species of beetle known to science, from miniscule insects less than half a millimetre long to giants longer than a chihuahua. Beetles - a group of insects also known as ...

To protect themselves from being eaten by predators, some species have evolved clever defence mechanisms. Bombardier beetles have turned to chemical warfare, with some taking the art of escape to an ...

The total number of adult beetles found on Hawaii Island is now seven, and this week’s discoveries are the first outside of Waikoloa.

Many species of beetles and other insects also eat downed trees on the forest floor, leaving tracks and holes in… Receive a weekly dose of discovery in your inbox! We'll also keep you up to date ...

The Hercules beetle is one of the largest beetle species in the world today. They’re unique compared to many of the beetles you’ll see throughout North America and Europe, and as shown in the ...