Appearance: Black or dark brown. Instead of its hard casing being as smooth as a polished car hood – like many beetle species – S. rugosum's body is covered with bumps, giving it a rugose appearance, ...

Rhinoceros beetles The pitchfork-shaped horn used by male rhinoceros beetles to shove competitors out of the way may be big, but it's no impediment to flight, say researchers. PhD student Erin ...

Beetles are some of the most diverse animals in the world, with around 400,000 known species living in a wide variety of habitats. They are famed for their particularly hard exoskeleton and powerful ...

Jenkins pairs his customarily gorgeous brand of cut- and torn-paper collage with fascinating tidbits in this exploration of the vast world of beetles. Each insect is carefully crafted to highlight its ...