Nature Production / Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus jessoensis) protecting itself by ejecting a boiling, noxious chemical spray, Nagasaki, Japan.

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.

Piotr Naskrecki / Agra Beetle (Agra sp), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Ground Beetle (Carabidae), Suriname

Piotr Naskrecki / Ground Beetle (Carabidae), Massachusetts

Nick Upton / Violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus) attacking a small Grey field slug / Netted slug (Deroceras reticulatum), Hertfordshire garden, UK, August.

Andy Sands / Second year stripped back patch of Heather to create bare ground, an important habitat for many Bees, wasps and also the Heath tiger beetle (Cicindela sylvatica), Iping Common, Surrey, UK, September

Andy Sands / Patch of ground cleared of Heather to create bare ground, an important habitat for many Bees, wasps and also the Heath tiger beetle (Cicindela sylvatica), Iping Common, Surrey, UK, September

Andy Sands / Ground beetle (Carabus granulatus) large ground beetle usually found in wet meadows and flood plains, Captive, UK, September

Andy Sands / Ground beetle (Carabus granulatus) large ground beetle usually found in wet meadows and flood plains viewed from above, Captive, UK, September

Andy Sands / Ground beetle (Carabus granulatus) large ground beetle usually found in wet meadows and flood plains, Captive, UK, September