Cyril Ruoso / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Chien Lee / Leaf Beetle (Trichochrysea hirta) at night, Kubah National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) portrait, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Eugenysa colombiana), Costa Rica

Chien Lee / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) pupae, Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park, Napo, Ecuador

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Red chrysomelid beetle (Coraliomela sp.) Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Red chrysomelid beetle (Coraliomela sp.) Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

MYN / Joao P. Burini / Red chrysomelid beetle (Coraliomela sp.) Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

Paul Bertner / Tortoise Beetle (Acromis sparsa), Hitoy Cerere Biological Reserve, Costa Rica

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) larva with old moults, Rwanda

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) pair mating, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), photographed under UV light, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

MYN / Javier Aznar / Beetle (Chrysomelidae) Santa Lucia, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Thistle tortoise beetle (Cassida rubiginosa) well camouflaged on Woolly thistle (Cirsium eriophorum) leaves, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Bloody-nosed beetles (Timarcha tenebricosa) mating on a grass stem in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) walking over ground in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, April

Nick Upton / Bloody-nosed beetle (Timarcha tenebricosa) climbing on grass blades in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, April.

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Tortoise beetle (Cassidinae) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Leaf beetle (Eumolpus sp.) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Leaf beetle (Eumolpus sp.) Iwokrama, Guyana. (August (2013 Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Andrew Snyder / Tortoise beetle (Cassidinae) Iwokrama, Guyana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Jussi Murtosaari / Poplar Leaf Beetle (Chrysomela populi) taking off, central Finland, May.

Paul Hobson / Tansy beetle (Chrysolina graminis) mating pair, England, UK, May.

Gary K. Smith / Common asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi) infestation of adult beetles on tip of edible Asparagus, Norfolk, England, UK, June.

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

MYN / JP Lawrence / Dogbane Leaf Beetle (Chrysochus auraus) Oxford, Mississippi, USA, April. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / JP Lawrence / Unidentified Leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae) Kaw Mountains, French Guiana. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Thomas Marent / Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) adult and larva, Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Leaf Beetle (Oreina cacaliae), Switzerland

MYN / Joris van Alphen / Chrysomelid beetle (Haplosonyx monticola) Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Paul Marcellini / Geiger Tortoise Beetle (Eurypepla calochroma floridensis), Miami, Florida. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Tortoise Beetle (Chrysomelidae) taking off Victoria, Australia, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Tortoise Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Victoria, Australia. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / John Tiddy / Tortoise Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Victoria, Australia, January. meetyourneighbours.net project

Ingo Arndt / Leaf Beetle (Ischnocodia annulus) with aposematic coloration, Costa Rica

Pete Oxford / Large-horned Bruchid (Megacerus jasoni), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

Pete Oxford / Leaf Beetle (Discomorpha sp), Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Cyrtonota sp) pair mating, Sipaliwini, Surinam

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Echoma sp), Paramaribo, Surinam

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Silaka Nature Reserve, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Alurnus ornatus) with aposematic coloration, Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Alurnus ornatus) with aposematic coloration, Barbilla National Park, Costa Rica

Chien Lee / Chrysomelid Beetle (Aspidimorpha sanctaecrucis), Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh, Vietnam

Chien Lee / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Gunung Penrissen, Borneo, Malaysia

Suzi Eszterhas / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) on Lace Cactus blossom (Echinocereus reichenbachii) Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA

Suzi Eszterhas / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) on Lace Cactus blossom (Echinocereus reichenbachii) Red Corral Ranch, Texas, USA

Murray Cooper / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Amazon, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Chrysomelid Beetle (Plagiometriona sp), Amazon, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Amazon, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Amazon, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) on leaf tip, Amazon, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Leaf Beetle (Stolas sp) pair mating, Amazon, Ecuador

Murray Cooper / Leaf Beetle (Alurnus sp), Amazon, Ecuador

Stephen Dalton / Leaf beetle {Chrysomelidae} on grass, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae family) Liechtenstein, June 2009

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) on leaf in rainforest, Paramaribo, Surinam

Silvia Reiche / Scarlet Lily Beetle (Lilioceris lilii) on purple flower, Netherlands

Albert Lleal / American Seed Beetle (Acanthoscelides obtectus) emerging from string bean it has partially eaten, SEM close-up view

Mark Moffett / Pink-spotted Lady Beetle (Coleomegilla maculata) eating eggs of a Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) as part of national pest control program

Thomas Marent / Fool's Gold Beetle (Aspidomorpha miliaris) protecting itself by withdrawing head and legs under shield, Canyon Reserve, Sumatra, Indonesia

Ingo Arndt / Predatory Stink Bug (Stiretrus anchorago) eating Chrysomelid Beetle (Physonota alutacea) a true bug of the Heteroptera suborder, Guanacaste, Costa Rica

Doug Wechsler / Tortoise beetle (Chrysomelidae) West Kalimantan, Borneo, Indonesia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) on leaf, Peru

Piotr Naskrecki / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) on leaf, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Weaver Ant (Oecophylla longinoda) group killing Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae), Gombak, Malaysia

Mark Moffett / Flea Beetle (Diamphidia nigroornata) feeding on Myrrh Tree (Commiphora sp) larvae produce a toxin not found in adults which is used by Kalahari Bushmen as a poison, Namibia

Michael & Patricia Fogden / Leaf Beetle (Alurnus sp) in the rainforest, portrait, side and top view, Costa Rica

Mark Moffett / Tortoise Beetle pair, French Guiana

Mark Moffett / Tortoise Beetle (Acromis sparsa) mother uses body as shield to guard her young, Panama

Mark Moffett / Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) bio control by using Stink Bug that sucks larva dry, Bangor, Maine

Mark Moffett / Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) pupae, Bangor, Maine

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) couple mating on leaf, French Guiana

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Calligrapha sp) portrait, Alamos, Sonoran Mexico

Mitsuhiko Imamori / Tortoise Beetle, on leaf

Mark Moffett / Flea Beetle (Diamphidia nigroornata) larvae used to poison arrow by Kalahari or Kung Desert Bushman, Namibia

Mark Moffett / Tortoise Beetle (Acromis sparsa) mother using body as a shield to guard her young, Panama

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) larva feeding on leaf, Pipeline Road, Panama

Mark Moffett / Tortoise Beetle (Acromis sparsa) mother protecting offspring from predatory ants, Panama

Mark Moffett / Tortoise Beetle (Acromis sparsa) eye to eye with eggs she's guarding, Panama

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle larva feeding on leaf, Rio Momon, Peru

Mark Moffett / Flea Beetle (Diamphidia nigroornata) larvae used to poison arrows are thought after by Kalahari or Kung Desert Bushman who is digging for them, Namibia

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Eumolpus sp) portrait, Amazonia, Peru

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Stolas sp) pair with red mites on their shells, Panama

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Stolas sp) pair showing color variation, Panama

Mark Moffett / Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) close-up portrait on leaf showing colorful shell

Ch'ien Lee / Hispid Leaf Beetle (Alurnus costalis), Mashpi Amagusa Reserve, Ecuador

Ch'ien Lee / Hispid Leaf Beetle (Alurnus costalis), Mashpi Amagusa Reserve, Ecuador

Ch'ien Lee / Leaf Beetle (Omaspides sp), Mashpi Amagusa Reserve, Ecuador