A female Rhipiphorus sp. wedge-shaped beetle lays an egg in an aster. These odd insects are parasites of bee larvae. On hatching, the young beetle grub will attempt to hitch a ride back to a bee's nest where it will attack the bee's own offspring. Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, USA - Alex Wild Photography - Insect Photography

Beetles

are older than the dinosaurs and contain more described species than any other order of insects.

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Sandalus niger cicada parasite beetle (male).

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Sandalus niger cicada parasite beetle (female).

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Oberea flavipes, phlox stem borer beetles (Cerambycidae).

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Female (left) and male cicada parasite beetles, Sandalus niger.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

A female Rhipiphorus sp. wedge-shaped beetle lays an egg in an aster. These odd insects are parasites of bee larvae. On hatching, the young beetle grub will attempt to hitch a ride back to a bee's nest where it will attack the bee's own offspring.

Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, USA

Calosoma scrutator - the fiery searcher (Carabidae)

Savoy, Illinois, USA

Glischrochilus sanguinolentus sap beetle (Nitidulidae).

Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, USA

Calosoma scrutator - the fiery searcher (Carabidae). This colorful beetle is among North America's most attractive native insects.

Savoy, Illinois, USA

A female Rhipiphorus sp. wedge-shaped beetle lays an egg in an aster. These odd insects are parasites of bee larvae. On hatching, the young beetle grub will attempt to hitch a ride back to a bee's nest where it will attack the bee's own offspring.

Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, USA

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Keywords: coleoptera parasites entomology parasitoid beetles

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