Beth’s Bug Blog — beetle

The feather-horned beetle is a rare, elegant insect with some of the most dramatic antennae in nature. With a hidden, parasitic larval stage and a short-lived adult life, this beetle remains one of the insect world’s most intriguing enigmas.

Longhorned beetles are the dashing lumberjacks of the insect world:  hardworking, highly adapted, and dressed to impress with antennae that stretch for days.

The bombardier beetle turns the phrase “fight fire with fire” into reality. With its explosive spray and pinpoint aim, this little alchemist is both fascinating and fearsome.

The oil beetle is a slow-moving bug with a fast-thinking survival strategy. With its toxic secretions and clever, bee-hijacking larvae, it’s an insect that thrives on both defense and deception.

Ever heard of a bug that looks like it time-traveled from the Jurassic era? Meet Platerodrilus, aka the trilobite beetle, a bizarre insect found in Southeast Asia’s rainforests. While the males look like typical beetles, the females steal the show with their flat, segmented bodies that resemble ancient trilobites.