There are more insects on land than any other animal and beetles are the most numerous insects we know. Some 400,000 different beetles are known to us and most live on land, but about 13,000 types of ...

Click beetles can be found all over the world and are known for the distinct clicking noise their bodies make. Most of the time these beetles are harmless, though the larvae can damage crops. As a ...

Rove beetles are among the chemists of the insect world, concocting noxious compounds within their bodies that are weaponized to ward off predators, enabling the beetles to survive in leaf litter and ...

There is a type of beetle known as the ironclad beetle in Southern California that is incredibly tough and hard to kill. The ironclad beetle is so strong it can survive being run over by a car.

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 ...

Unnoticed by the nearby residents of St. Johnsbury, Vermont, tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees in the area have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that ...