Sandalus niger cicada parasite beetle (female).

Urbana, Illinois, USA
A firefly larva is armored for protection against predators.

Champaign, Illinois, USA
Nicrophorus orbicollis burying beetle.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA
Amphicrossus ciliatus sap beetle (Nitidulidae).

Champaign, Illinois, USA
Chrysina lecontei - Leconte's Scarab. Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA.

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Onthophagus taurus dung beetles, showing size and horn variation among males.

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Strategus Rhinocerus Beetles, female (left) and male.  Tucson, Arizona, USA.

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Dineutus sublineatus - Whirligig Beetle.  Arizona, USA.

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Laccophilus pictus - Predaceous Diving Beetle. Arizona, USA.

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A firefly larva is armored for protection against predators.

Champaign, Illinois, USA
A firefly larva is armored for protection against predators.

Champaign, Illinois, USA
A firefly larva is armored for protection against predators.

Champaign, Illinois, USA
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