Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they ...

A 230-million-year-old fossilized beetle has been discovered in China that could rewrite the history of its evolution.

They scuttle through soil by the millions and have been successful since the time of the dinosaurs. Rove beetles, the most species-rich family in the animal kingdom, have long puzzled scientists with ...

The leaf beetle Spilopyra sumptuosa lives in the rainforests of eastern Australia. Its spectacular, colorful appearance is an example of the rich diversity of the large family of leaf beetles. The ...

The showrunner of the Angeles National Forest isn’t a 500-pound black bear or a stealthy mountain lion. It’s a small ant. The velvety tree ant forms a millions-strong “social insect carpet that spans ...

Beetles, members of the insect order Coleoptera, comprise the most diverse macroscopic organismal group in the terrestrial ...

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