While this might look like the pattern on a quilt, this is actually a magnified image of the pattern on the hardened forewings of a beetle. These wings are not used for flying but instead protect the ...

beetles’ wings are tucked under rigid shell covers and need to be unfurled before flight, which is not instantaneous. If the bombardier beetle’s chemical cannon is not enough to immediately ...

Epicauta funebris. This is the margined blister beetle. They’re found on the east coast and as far west as Texas. They have black bodies, legs, and wings. A white line rings each of their wings.

The flour beetle is a small bug with a dark brown or black body. Adult specimens have a characteristic shiny shell and wings ...

Yes, real ones! The wings of jewel beetles were used to decorate fabric. Emerald green wings became a symbol of high status in India during the Mughal period (1526-1756), and western traders ...

The team used slow-motion cameras to capture the insects in flight to develop a system that similarly expands and retracts its wings. The study revealed that beetles use elastic energy and ...

The Marvel Cinematic Universe seems to be picking up steam once again, and while Captain America, The Thunderbolts, and the Fantastic Four are all up to bat next, a cosmic hero is waiting in the wings ...

Beetles are insects too and they have wings and can fly as well. This is a type of beetle called a dung beetle because it likes to eat dung, which is another word for poo! It makes the dung into ...