Insects live in nearly every habitat, and it’s estimated that there are currently 10 quintillion insects on the globe. So far ...

Diet played a key role in the evolution of the vast beetle family tree Lesley Evans Ogden, Knowable Magazine Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they ...

A new species of click beetle with a glossy and highly domed black body has been described from cloud forest sites in the ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...

While insects provide an essential food source for many vertebrate species, they're more than just a protein-laden snack. Chimpanzees use them to sterilize wounds, and herons use them as fishing bait.

Meet Excastra albopilosa, a newly identified species of longhorn beetle that rocks an unusually fluffy white coat. Discovered in Australia, the fuzzy-looking arthropod also has distinct, separated eye ...

A 15-year beetle experiment spanning 156 generations is forcing scientists to rethink what actually keeps a species alive when populations shrink and inbreeding takes hold. The answer involves mate ...

An illustration of the beetle named after Joel Sartore by Kevin Lievano, a graduate student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Scientists have named a new beetle species after National Geographic ...

Much debate has surrounded the question of the heaviest beetle for decades, with no one species yet conclusively determined to be the definitive record holder. Weights of around 40–50 g (1.4–1.7 oz) ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...