Burying beetles spray corpses with fluid from their mouths and anuses, roll them into balls, and drag them underground, but ...

A beetle’s back does not look like wings. It looks like a shell, hard ...

Bombardier beetles have the infamous ability to synthesize and release rapid bursts of stinky, burning-hot liquid from their ...

A zookeeper shows off an American burying beetle at the St. Louis Zoo. Their staff is working to conserve this threatened species. American burying beetles bring dead animals underground, turn them ...

Climate change is one of the most complex challenges of our time and places considerable strain on a wide range of animal groups. A research team at the University of Bayreuth has used burying beetles ...

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 ...

One hundred million years ago, as iguanodons and triceratops fled from hungry tyrannosaurs, another biological drama played out on the ground where the giant reptiles trod: Male beetles using their ...

On an African savanna, an elephant’s presence can be measured in ways that have little to do with the animal itself. Beneath the shade of acacia trees and across open grasslands, enormous quantities ...

When female red flour beetles have their choice of mates, genetic lines get stronger, according to a new study. This can help prevent extinction.

These beetles possess the ultimate explosive power. When threatened, they release a hot, noxious chemical spray that can deter predators in an instant. With their shape-shifting abilities, mimic ...

In the United States, children typically seek furry companions like dogs, cats, or hamsters, representing warmth and affection. However, in Japan, a starkly different trend emerges—beetles, ...