The beetles are the largest single order of insects, they total a staggering 360 000 + named species and in 1977 1 in 4 or 25 percent of all animal species was a beetle.

Ouch! The oil beetle (a.k.a. Meloe laevis) is a blister beetle. When threatened, these bugs ooze oil from their

Ground beetles are one of the largest beetle families and live on every continent except Antarctica. They are found in nearly every type of habitat including islands, mountaintops, deserts, rainforests, and glaciers. This ground beetle (a.k.a. Pasimachus virescens)

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