Nature Production / Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus jessoensis) protecting itself by ejecting a boiling, noxious chemical spray, Nagasaki, Japan.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Dung Beetle (Scarabaeinae) adult rolling dung ball. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Konrad Wothe / Firefly (Lamprohiza splendidula) light tracks in forest, Bavaria, Germany

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Tithoes confinis) on hand, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Ingo Arndt / Mass of Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) hibernating on pine tree bark, California, USA

Ingo Arndt / Ladybirds (Hippodamia convergens) gathering to mate, California, USA.

Ingo Arndt / Tiger beetle close up of mouthparts {Cicindela hydriba} Hessen, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Tiger beetle {Cicindela hybrida} Germany

Ingo Arndt / Tiger beetle Cicindela hybrida} feeding on grasshopper prey, Germany

Ingo Arndt / Tiger beetle pupates in underground burrow {Cicindela hybrida} Germany

Hiroya Minakuchi / Japanese Firefly (Luciola cruciata) group flying along river at night, Shikoku, Japan

John Abbott / Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August