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 ...

As climate change and pests put increasing pressure on forests, the right forest management practices are emerging as key to preserving biodiversity. A recent study published in Forest Ecosystems ...

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 ...

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 ...