Hercules Beetle

Dung Beetle

These beetles might not be an alien symbiote that give you superpowers, but we think they're pretty stunning. 😍 Hailing from Washington D.C. to Brazil and many places any between, these specimens represent multiple families within the order Coleoptera. While the blues seen here are generally uncommon, beetles can be a wide range of colors from brown and black to shimmering golds and green. Researchers have many theories as to why this occurs, but none are agreed upon. You might recognize some a

Darkling beetle larvae like to chow down on polystyrene trash, offering a possible solution to the future of plastic recycling. | Seeker by The Verge

The Harlequin Beetle is a large tropical longhorned beetle found from Mexico to Brazil. It burrows a nest in trees covered in bracket fungus in order to camouflage its larvae. The young beetles live in this tree hole for up to 12 months before emerging as adults.The beetles are known to host a species of tiny arachnid that live on their abdomens, resulting in a commensalist relationship as no harm comes to the beetle. The larger threat to these beauties is the destruction of its habitat by defor