A selection of photos and galleries featuring beetles. They are a type of insect from the family Coleoptera with chewing mouthparts and the additional distinct characteristic of membranous hind wings protected by a retractable, hard outer shell. They are the largest known order of animals with approximately 350000 species currently known and probably more to be found in future.
Beetles are a group of insects with a massive amount of species – more than any other order – that account for …
Some photos of ladybirds in the process of coming out of their final larval stage. During its growing period from larva to …
