Jiri Lochman / Amethyst beetle (Phlogistus sp) feeding on flower, Dragon Rocks Nature Reserve, Western Australia.

Jiri Lochman / Green clerid Beetle (Eleale aulicodes) in flower, Lesueur National Park, Western Australia.

Kim Taylor / Bee parasite beetle (Trichodes crabroniformis) on Field eryngo (Eryngium creticum) Bulgaria, July.

MYN / Gil Wizen / Checkered beetle (Trichodes affinis) ventral view, Central Coastal Plain, Israel, Meetyourneighbours.net project

Robert Thompson / Checkered beetle (Trichodes alvearius) on flower, Rimplas, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June.

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Checkered Beetle (Clerus mutillarius), Neustadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Checkered Beetle (Clerus mutillarius), Neustadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / Bee-wolf beetle (Trichodes apiarius) on white background. Nordtirol, Tirol, Austrian Alps, Austria. August.

John Abbott / Dubious Checkered Beetle (Thanasimus dubius) Stengl 'Lost Pines' Biological Station, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

John Abbott / Dubious Checkered Beetle (Thanasimus dubius) Stengl 'Lost Pines' Biological Station, Smithville, Bastrop County, Texas, USA.

John Abbott / Checkered Beetle (Cymatodera balteata) Austin, Travis County, Texas, USA.

Roman Willi / Soldier beetle (Trichodes alvearius) resting on flower covered in pollen, Lucerne, Switzerland. December. Focus stacked.