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Some of the world's strangest and most interesting beetles live only in ant colonies, skimming from the ants' vast resources to make their living. Here, a Vatesus rove beetle runs in a colony of Eciton army ants. Armenia, Belize
Hemisphaerota cyanea- Palmetto Tortoise Beetle- mating pair. Gainesville, Florida, USA
Dynastes granti - the western hercules beetle- is one of the largest insects in North America. The horn indicates that this individual is a male. Arizona, USA
Dynastes granti is one of the largest beetles in North America. Arizona, USA
Eupholus weevil (Focus-stacked composite image).
Some of the world's strangest and most interesting beetles live only in ant colonies, skimming from the ants' vast resources to make their living. Here, a Vatesus rove beetle runs in a colony of Eciton army ants. Armenia, Belize
Rove beetle larvae (Staphylinidae) in a rotting log. Kibale forest, Uganda
When disturbed, Paropsisterna eucalyptus leaf beetle larvae evert abdominal glands that release poisonous hydrogen cyanide gas. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A gregarious cluster of Paropsisterna eucalyptus leaf beetles. These insects are chemically defended and are apparently more successful in advertising that fact in numbers. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A gregarious cluster of Paropsisterna eucalyptus leaf beetles. These insects are chemically defended and are apparently more successful in advertising that fact in numbers.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A gregarious cluster of Paropsisterna eucalyptus leaf beetles. These insects are chemically defended and are apparently more successful in advertising that fact in numbers. Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
A gregarious cluster of Paropsisterna eucalyptus leaf beetles. These insects are chemically defended and are apparently more successful in advertising that fact in numbers.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
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