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

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

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