A cosmopolitan species, the varied carpet beetle can be found in Europe, North America, Australia, etc. It is a native, long-established species in Britain, and the most common of the genus Anthrenus ...

North American species like the Colorado potato beetle and the fall armyworm have become invasive elsewhere. Illustration by Marilyn Foehrenbach Q: In North America, we worry about invasive ...

DESCRIPTION: At about one to 1.5 inches in length, the American burying beetle is the largest species of its genus in North America. Its body is shiny black, with hardened protective wing covers ...

The largest carrion beetle in North America, it’s named for its unique reproductive ... 7 million members and online activists dedicated to the protection of endangered species and wild places.