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A Goliathus regius beetle specimen pinned with its wings spread.

A lil Royal goliath (Goliathus regius)! An Afrotropical species of beetle that feeds on tree sap and fallen fruit. They reportedly use the horns on their heads to defend sap flows on trees that hungry females are attracted to. Not sure how successful this guy would have been at that; he is relatively small.

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a bug crawling on the side of a leaf

Trilobite Beetle (Platerodrilus ngi) is a Genus of Beetles of the Family Lycidae - Females are about 1½ –3 Inches in Length while the Males are much Smaller, about a ⅓ of a Inch, Resembling Other Beetles - Species are Found in Tropical Rainforests of India and South-East Asia

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many different types of bugs on a white background

Beetles, beetles, beetles. I love beetles and one of the best places to look for these animals is in and around deadwood. This often overlooked habitat positively bristles with a splendid variety of these insects. In the UK, where insect diversity is relatively meagre, 650 beetle species representing 53 families …

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various types of bugs on white background

Beetles make up around 40% of all insect species ever described and around 25% of all animals. Are there really that many different kinds of beetles, or do scientists have a strong pro-beetle bias?

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