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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...