Morley Read / Elephant beetle (Megasoma actaeo) climbing on a fallen tree trunk, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)

Nigel Cattlin / Edible cockchafers (Scarabaeidae), known as Mang-Gudchi, on market stall. Bangkok, Thailand.

Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on moss. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on white background. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Chris Mattison / Common dor beetle (Geotrupes stercorarius) on white background. Whitelye, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Heather Angel / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Caucasian peony (Paeonia mlokosewitschii) pollen. Surrey, England, UK. May.

Heather Angel / Blossom scarab beetle (Epicometis hirta) feeding on Ficaria flower (Ficaria fascicularis). In snow melt area, Turkey. May.

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 / Scarab beetle (Scarabaeoidea) pair mating inside Tulip (Tulipa micheliana) flower. Beetles covered in pollen. Uzbekistan, April.

Heather Angel / Red bowled anemone (Anemone bucharica) with dark stamens and patterns on petal bases to attract Scarab beetle (Eulasia sp) pollinators. Beetles pick up pollen on hairy bodies but can damage petals, Ta...

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.