Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Golden ground beetle (Carabus auratus) Queyras Natural Park, France, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Golden ground beetle (Carabus auratus) Queyras Natural Park, France, May 2009 WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Mark Moffett / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) portrait, Monteverde Reserve, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis), French Guiana

Mark Moffett / Golden Tortoise Beetle (Metriona bicolor), Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve, Sri Lanka

Mark Moffett / Golden Tortoise Beetle (Metriona bicolor), Sinharaja Biosphere Reserve, Sri Lanka

Bernard Castelein / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn (Agapanthes vilosoviridescens), De Inslag, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Rod Williams / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June.

Emanuele Biggi / Golden green stag beetle (Lamprima sp.), adult female with a shiny iridescent coloration, Italy. Captive.

Emanuele Biggi / Golden green stag beetle (Lamprima sp.), adult male with big mandibles and a shiny iridescent coloration, Italy. Captive.

Jiri Lochman / Golden stag beetle (Lamprima micardi) male, Western Australian endemic.

Jiri Lochman / Golden stag beetle (Lamprima micardi) male, Western Australian endemic.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Golden brown scarab beetle (Colpochila sp) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Golden stag beetle (Lamprima micardi) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Nick Upton / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn / Thistle longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on bramble stem, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Ingo Arndt / Tortoise / Target beetle (Ischnocodia annulus) on leaf, Costa Rica.

Rod Williams / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London UK June

Andres M. Dominguez / Bee-eater (Merops apiaster) offering mate beetle, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May.

Rod Williams / Two Seven-spot ladybirds (Coccinella septempunctata) feeding on Tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) Brockley, Lewisham, London, England, July.

Pascal Pittorino / Golden bloomed grey longhorn (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) resting on a flower, Var, Provence, France, May

Nick Upton / Hornet / Golden-haired longhorn beetle (Leptura aurulenta) on log, Sutjeska Park, Bosnia and Herzegovina, July.

David Tipling / Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) Cley, Norfolk, UK, July.

MYN / Lily Kumpe / Christmas Beetle (Anoplognathus macleayi aurora) Plutonic Gold Mine, Meekatharra Shire, Gascoyne Bioregion, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbtous.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Unidentified Chrysomelid beetle (Chrysomelidae) Gamboa, Panama. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Juergen Freund / Golden tortoise beetles (Charidotella sexpunctata) Tanjung Puting National Park, Borneo, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia

Andy Sands / Nettle Weevil / Golden Leaved Beetle (Phyllobius virideaeris) close up on stinging nettle leaf. Captive. UK, April.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Soldier beetles (Cantharidae), mating on Cowpen Daisy, Golden Crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides), blooming. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Soldier beetles (Cantharidae) mating on Cowpen Daisy / Golden Crownbeard (Verbesina encelioides) blooming. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Bruno D'Amicis / Golden Ground Beetle (Carabus auronites). Germany, May.

Konrad Wothe / Golden Ground Beetle (Carabus auratus), Europe

Silvia Reiche / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on yellow flower, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on yellow flower, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on grass, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on leaf, Netherlands

Silvia Reiche / Longhorn Beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on leaf, Netherlands

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), Alamos, sonoran Mexico

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) on mossy branch, Guyana

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) on mossy branch, Guyana

Michael Durham / Golden Stonefly (Hesperoperla pacifica) carrying a load of parasitic mites flying near the bank of the Metolius River, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Michael Durham / Golden Stonefly (Hesperoperla pacifica) flying near the bank of the Metolius River, Deschutes National Forest, Oregon

Piotr Naskrecki / Phoretic Mite (Histiogaster arborsignis) cluster on Longhorn Beetle (Chlorida festiva), Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) on leaf, Guinea, West Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Golden Chaffer Beetle (Dicronorrhina micans) Guinea, West Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) portrait on mossy log, Madagascar

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) a diurnal species with bright coloration, Guinea, West Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae) preparing to take off, Costa Rica

Michael Durham / Golden Stonefly (Calineuria sp) female dipping into water to lay eggs, Metolius River, Oregon

Michael Durham / Golden Stonefly (Calineuria sp) female dipping into water to lay eggs, Metolius River, Oregon

Dietmar Nill / Golden leaved beetle {Phyllobius viridearis} with earthworm and woodlouse. Germany

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle pair courting, Klaserie Reserve, South Africa

Pete Oxford / Precious Metal Scarab (Plusiotus sp) on leaf, Manu cloud forest, Peru

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) portrait on leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) portrait on leaf, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) on fir needles, Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona

Mark Moffett / Metallic Woodboring Beetle (Buprestis aurulenta) portrait, close up, Mianmun, Papua New Guinea

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Longhorn Beetle (Titanus giganteus) one of world's largest beetles, held by child, South America

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle faces Lizard, Gunung Mulu National Park, Sarawak, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis) portrait, French Guiana

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle portrait, Sarawak, Borneo

Mark Moffett / Golden Scarab Beetle (Plusiotis resplendens) in fir tree, Pena Blanca Lake, Arizona

Konrad Wothe / Golden Ground Beetle (Carabus auronitens), Upper Bavaria, Germany

Cyril Ruoso / Golden Beetle (Plusiotis sp) female digging hole to lay her eggs in partially rotten tree trunk, Barro Colorado Island, Panama

Christian Ziegler / Left to right, from top: Blue Helicopter Damselfly (Megaloprepus coerulatus), Mydas Fly (Mydidae), Saw-nosed Planthopper (Cathedra serrata), Metalmark (Lymnas pixe), Grasshopper (Proscopia panamensis)...

Premaphotos / Lesser nettle weevil / Golden leaved beetle (Phyllobius virideaeris) male trying to tempt a female to mate with him on their nettle food plant, UK

Jussi Murtosaari / European hornet (Vespa crabro) resting on plant stem, feeding on Golden-bloomed grey longhorn (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) prey, Lappeenranta, Finland. July.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Golden eyebrowed weevil (Cholus cinctus) portrait, Tapir Valley, Costa Rica.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) portrait, Albuquerque BioPark. Captive, occurs in Southeast Asia.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Caucasus beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) portrait, Albuquerque BioPark. Captive, occurs in Southeast Asia.

Roman Willi / Darkling beetle (Hegemona flibuster) gripping on to plant stem. Osa Peninsula, Costa Rica.

Claudio Contreras / Golden-ringed caterpillar hunter beetle (Calosoma aurocinctum) on bark. Dzibilchaltun National Park, Yucatan Peninsula, Quintana Roo state, Mexico.

Claudio Contreras / True weevil (Cholus insignis) on leaf. Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve, Mexico.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Female Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) hanging from a plant, glowing, at dusk, Cambridgeshire, UK. July.

Alex Hyde / Golden-bloomed Grey Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) photographed on a white backgrond in mobile field studio. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. June. Focus stacked image.

Guy Edwardes / Cocoon of weevil (Hypera rumicis), The Golden Net Ball, Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK, June.

Wayne Wu Ying / Wild Wonders of China / Blue-spotted or Golden-spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta), Lamma Island, Hong Kong, China

Wayne Wu Ying / Wild Wonders of China / Blue-spotted or Golden-spotted tiger beetle (Cicindela aurulenta), Lamma Island, Hong Kong, China

Jussi Murtosaari / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on leaf. Joutenso, South Karelia, Finland. July.

Pascal Pittorino / Golden ground beetle (Carabus auratus) on leaf in garden, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, Lozere, France, June

Alan Williams / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on leaf in field margin. Cheshire, England, UK. May.

Alan Williams / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on leaf in field margin. Cheshire, England, UK. May.

Andy Sands / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) portrait resting on leaf showing fantastic colour and striped antennae, Hertfordshire, England, UK, July

Robert Pickett / Tortoise Beetle (Chrysomelidae) Hacienda Baru, Costa Rica