This species, unearthed from lacustrine ... Mine as a crucial Cretaceous deposit in Africa with a rich biota, encompassing various groups of plants and insects. This discovery tells us that ...

There are about 500 species of dung beetle in South Africa, and more than 700 in all Southern African countries, including South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, southern Mozambique and Zimbabwe.

The largest may be the elephant dung beetles of the genus Heliocopris, different species of which are found in Africa and Asia and can reach 70 millimetres. As the name suggests, these feed in the ...

Blister beetles are insects from the biological family Meloidae. This family includes at least 120 genera, or groups, and over 2,500 species. They all behave in similar ways and have similar body ...

The Center is committed to protecting the Southwest's fragile desert habitats, home to an amazing array of unique species. The Casey's June beetle is one such unique species, adapted to living in a ...

These chemical “bombs” are the source of their name: Bombardier beetles. But there’s not just one type. In fact, there are over 500 species of bombardier beetles around the planet ...

There are roughly 400,000 species of beetle known to science, from miniscule insects less than half a millimetre long to giants longer than a chihuahua. Beetles - a group of insects also known as ...

But tiger beetles are no match for bulldozers, and those habitats are easily destroyed by human activities. Two species of tiger beetle found in the northeastern United States, the northeastern beach ...