Alex Wild Photography - Insect Images - Insect Pictures

Beetles are older than the dinosaurs and contain more species than any other order of insects. My current research at the University of Arizona traces the evolutionary history of the major beetle lineages using DNA sequence data, and consequently I have started paying more photographic attention to these charismatic insects. This gallery showcases some of the beetles I have recently encountered.

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alexwild > Odontotaenius disjunctus - horned passalus.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

alexwild > Harmonia axyridis - Asian Multi-Colored Ladybeetle, taking flight. Illinois, USA.

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alexwild > Scaphinotus petersi - Ground Beetle (Carabidae). Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Scaphinotus petersi - Ground Beetle (Carabidae). Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Temnoscheila sp. bark-gnawing beetle (Trogossitidae). Tucson, Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Opisthius richardsoni - Ground Beetle (Carabidae). Montana, USA.

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alexwild > Tetraopes - Milkweed longhorn beetle (Cerambycidae). Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Epicauta pardalis - Spotted Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA.

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alexwild > Epicauta pardalis - Blister Beetle (Meloidae). Arizona, USA. When bothered, blister beetles exude a potent toxin (Cantharadin) from their leg joints. The chemical causes painful blisters where it touches human skin.

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Odontotaenius disjunctus - horned passalus.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

> Odontotaenius disjunctus - horned passalus.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

Odontotaenius disjunctus - horned passalus.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

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Keywords: bugs nature insect insects entomology wood beetle bess beetle patent leather beetle passalidae odontotaenius disjunctus horned passalus bess bug giant black beetle passalid beetle

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