Onthophagus nigriventris dung beetle, minor (left) and major males. The different forms represent alternative reproductive strategies within the species. filename: nigriventris1 - 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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Onthophagus nigriventris dung beetle, major male.

filename: nigriventris2

Onthophagus nigriventris dung beetle, minor (left) and major males. The different forms represent alternative reproductive strategies within the species.

filename: nigriventris1

Odontotaenius disjunctus - horned passalus.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

Chrysina gloriosa - Glorious Beetle. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA.

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A firefly larva is armored for protection against predators.

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Nicrophorus orbicollis burying beetle.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

Scarites sp. ground beetle.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Chlaenius sp. ground beetle.

Urbana, Illinois, USA

Amphicrossus ciliatus sap beetle (Nitidulidae).

Champaign, Illinois, USA

Onthophagus nigriventris dung beetle, minor (left) and major males. The different forms represent alternative reproductive strategies within the species.

filename: nigriventris1

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Keywords: beetle bugs nature insect development insects beetles evolution scarab coleoptera ecology scarabaeidae entomology dimorphism onthophagus nigriventris

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Beetles

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