Heather Angel / Hopliine scarab beetle (Clania glenlyonensis) pair mating on Harlequin hesperantha (Hesperantha vaginata) flower. Glen Lyon Farm / Hantam National Botanical Garden, Northern Cape, South Africa. August...

Heather Angel / Scarab beetles (Scarabaeidae) resting on dead Primula (Primula sp) spike as overnight roost. Turkey. June.

Heather Angel / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Rock rose (Cistus x hybridus) pollen. Cuts in petals where chafer's legs were inserted to prevent it from falling off. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. June.

Heather Angel / Iridescent rose chafers (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Magnolia (magnolia sp), making the flower less attractive to pollinators. North Greece. July.

Heather Angel / Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), a bee mimic, nectaring on Umbel-flowered catchfly (Silene compacta). Picks up pollen on hairy body. Russian Caucasus. June.

Alex Hyde / Sun beetle (Pachnoda marginata peregrina) photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from west and central Africa.

Ernie Janes / Common cockchafer beetle (Melolontha melolontha), England, UK. June.

Rod Williams / Welsh chafer beetle ( Hoplia philanthus) rare species, Warwick Gardens, Peckham, London, England, UK. June.

Kerstin Hinze / Cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) digging, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, May.

Bruno D'Amicis / Hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) male in decaying wood in old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Endangered species. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy. Au...

Bruno D'Amicis / Hermit beetle (Osmoderma eremita) male in decaying wood of old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest tree. Endangered species. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Ital...

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes sp) on a moss covered tree trunk , Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China