Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Tithoes confinis) on hand, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Jussi Murtosaari / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) taking off, South Karelia, Finland, August.

Cyril Ruoso / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Rolf Nussbaumer / Long-jawed longhorn beetle (Trachyderes mandibularis) close up head portrait, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

Nick Upton / Great capricorn / Great oak longhorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo), one of the largest beetles in Europe, on tree trunk, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Kim Taylor / Wasp / Longhorn Beetle (Clytus arietus) against a white background. Surrey, UK, June.

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) close up, portrait

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) in flight, Venezuela, South America.

Stephen Dalton / Longhorn beetle (Batus barbicornis) in flight over wild rose. uk

Stephen Dalton / Spotted longhorn beetle {Rutpela maculata} in flight over foxglove flowers, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Oxford / Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia ? sp) on wood, Doana National & Natural Park, Huelva Province, Andalusia, Spain, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) Digne les Bains, France, May 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Longhorn beetle (Stenocorus sp) Queyras Natural Park, France, May 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Two banded longhorn beetle (Rhagium bifasciatum) on leaf, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Tanner / Sawyer beetle (Prionus coriarius) on Oak branch, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Tanner / Sawyer beetle (Prionus coriarius) silhouetted on branch at dusk, Djerdab National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Tanner / Sawyer beetle (Prionus coriarius) silhouetted on Oak branch at dusk, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Kim Taylor / Four-banded longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) female, Surrey, England

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Longicornia) captive, from Trinidad, West Indies

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Longicornia) taking off, captive, from Trinidad, West Indies, digital composite

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Longicornia) in flight, captive, from Trinidad, West Indies, digital composite

Kim Taylor / Wood-boring / Longhorn beetle {Rhagium mordax} pupa in Oak wood. UK.

Kim Taylor / Wood-boring / Longhorn beetle {Rhagium mordax} on bracken. UK.

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis), French Guiana

Konrad Wothe / Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina) beetle, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Callichroma sp), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Konrad Wothe / Long horned beetles (Plagionotus arcuatus) mating, Bavaria, Germany, May.

Konrad Wothe / Long horned beetles (Plagionotus arcuatus) mating, Bavaria, Germany, May.

Nick Upton / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn / Thistle longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on bramble stem, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) laying eggs on a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica), Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) laying eggs on a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) log, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) on a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) log, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) on Beech (Fagus sylvatica), Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) mating, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) mating, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Close-up of a pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) laying eggs on a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) log, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Close-up of a pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) laying eggs on a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) log, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Close-up of a pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) mating on a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) log, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Close-up of a pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) laying eggs on a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) log, Germany, July.

Dietmar Nill / Close-up of a pair of Rosalia longicorn beetles (Rosalia alpina) laying eggs on a Beech (Fagus sylvatica) log, Germany, July.

Paul Bertner / Long-horned Beetle (Aegosoma ossea) with large mandibles, Danum Valley Conservation Area, Sabah, Borneo, Malaysia

Paul Bertner / Longhorn Beetle (Glenea cylindrica), ladybird mimic, Udzungwa Mountains National Park, Tanzania

Paul Bertner / Longhorn Beetle (Phrosyne brevicornis), Antananarivo, Madagascar

Konrad Wothe / Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina) beetle in forest, Alps, Upper Bavaria, Germany

Alex Hyde / Musk beetles (Aromia moschata) mating. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Peter Schwarz/ BIA / Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis) head and compound eyes, Hesse, Germany

Doug Wechsler / Red milkweed beetles (Tetraopes tetrophthalmus) mating pair, Schuylkill Centre for Environmental Education, Philadelphia, USA July

Lorraine Bennery / Longhorn beetles (Agapanthia cardui) mating, Grands Causses Regional Natural Park, France, May.

Andres M. Dominguez / Alpine longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut tree trunks, Cantabria, Spain, August

Nick Upton / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata) feeding on a Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, July.

Chien Lee / Long Horn Beetle (Pericycos teragramus) pair mating, Kubah National Park, Sarawak, Borneo, Malaysia

James Christensen / Long Horn Beetle (Mallodon baiulus), Septimo Paraiso Cloud Forest Reserve, Mindo, Ecuador

Pascal Pittorino / Spotted longhorn beetles (Strangalia maculata) mating on umbellifer flower, Pyrenees, France, August.

Konrad Wothe / Longhorn Beetle (Cosmisoma ammiralis), Panguana Nature Reserve, Peru

Cyril Ruoso / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Paul Harcourt Davies / Longicorn Beetles (Stenurella bifasciata) Italy, July.

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Piotr Naskrecki / Praying Mantis (Sibylla sp), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Thomas Marent / Musk Beetle (Aromia moschata), Switzerland

Thomas Marent / Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina) beetle, Switzerland

Chien Lee / Longhorn Beetle (Typodryas chalybeata), Gunung Mulu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

MYN / Joris van Alphen / Longhorn beetle (Xystrocera festiva) Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joris van Alphen / Longhorn beetle (Priotyrannus megalops) Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Joris van Alphen / Longhorn beetle (Priotyrannus megalops) Crocker Range, Borneo, Malaysia. Meetyourneighbours.net project

Michael Durham / Longhorn Beetle (Ergates spiculatus) flying at night, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon

Cyril Ruoso / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), Bateke Plateau National Park, Gabon

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Longhorn Beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut trunks in the Italian Appennines, Camosciara, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Longhorn Beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut trunks in the Italian Appennines, Camosciara, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Longhorn Beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut trunks in the Italian Appennines, Camosciara, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Longhorn Beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut trunks in the Italian Appennines, Camosciara, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Longhorn Beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut trunks in the Italian Appennines, Camosciara, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Alpine Longhorn Beetle (Rosalia alpina) a rare and protected longhorn beetle living on rotten chestnut trunks in the Italian Appennines, Camosciara, Italy, July

Paul Harcourt Davies / Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietus) a wasp mimic found on tree trunks in sunny places, on oak leaf, in garden, near Orvieto, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietus) a wasp mimic found on tree trunks in sunny places, in garden, near Orvieto, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Longhorn beetle (Morimus funereus) portrait, Orvieto, Italy, May

Paul Harcourt Davies / Longhorn beetle (Morimus funereus) on lichen, covered rock, Orvieto, Italy, May

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Long-horned beetle (Cerambycidae) Costa Rica. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Piotr Naskrecki / Long-horned beetle (Cerambycidae) Costa Rica. meetyourneighbours.net project

Nick Upton / Spotted longhorn beetle (Rutpela maculata / Strangalia maculata) resting on a leaf in a woodland clearing, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Illustration of Rosalia Longicorn (Rosalia alpina), vulnerable species, native to Europe. Pencil and watercolor painting.

Kim Taylor / Longhorn Beetle (Tragocephala sp) Endemic to Southern Africa.

Kim Taylor / Longhorn Beetle (Tragocephala sp) Endemic to Southern Africa.

Andy Sands / Red longhorn beetle (Stictoleptura rubra) Male resting on leaf, West Sussex, England, UK, August

Andy Sands / Lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle (Pogonocherus hispidus) Very small longhorn beetle that is said to resemble a bird dropping as camoflage, West Sussex, England, UK, September

Andy Sands / Lesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetle (Pogonocherus hispidus) Very small longhorn beetle that is said to resemble a bird dropping as camouflage, West Sussex, England, UK, September

Doug Wechsler / Locust borer (Megacyllene robiniae) on Goldenrod (Solidago) leaf, Pennsylvania, USA, September.

Alex Hyde / Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis), a wasp mimic. Photographed on a white background, Aosta Valley, Monte Rosa Massif, Pennine Alps, Italy. July.

Alex Hyde / Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis) a wasp mimic on bark, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.

Fabrice Cahez / Longhorned Beetle (Leptura maculata) on flower. Lozere, France, July.

MYN / Seth Patterson / Longhorn beetle (Lochmaeocles cornuticeps) Sabal palm sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Longhorn beetle (Lochmaeocles cornuticeps) Sabal palm sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Seth Patterson / Longhorn beetle (Lochmaeocles cornuticeps) Sabal palm sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, October. meetyourneighbours.net project

Pete Oxford / Harlequin Beetle (Acrocinus longimanus), Yasuni National Park, Amazon Rainforest, Ecuador

MYN / Niall Benvie / Longhorn beetle (Gramoptera ruficornis) found in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, UK May 2012 BioBlitz, meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Eight point longhorn beetle (Saperda octopunctata) woodland, Montcarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, June. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Denis Palanque / Eight point longhorn beetle (Saperda octopunctata) woodland, Montcarra, Rhones-Alpes, France, June. meetyourneighbours.net project