Beetles alone account for almost one-third of the number, about 1.5 million species. By comparison, there are “only” an ...

Max Barclay, Senior Curator in Charge of the Museum's beetle collection, says: 'Stag beetles are rare and threatened throughout northern Europe and the populations in the Thames Valley are some of the ...

Bombardier beetles have the infamous ability to synthesize and release rapid bursts of stinky, burning-hot liquid from their rear ends. These noxious emissions can kill other insects, or startle ...