Konrad Wothe / Pair of Rosalia longicorns (Rosalia alpina) climbing up a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) whilst mating, Upper Bavaria, Germany, August.

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

Rod Williams / Longhorn beetle (Rutpela / Strangalia maculata) feeding on Dog rose flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Timberman beetle (Acanthocinus aedili) showing antennae which are four times the length of its body, central Finland, May.

Bernard Castelein / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn (Agapanthes vilosoviridescens), De Inslag, Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Chris Mattison / Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) on white background. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Chris Mattison / Wasp beetle (Clytus arietis) on leaf. Wye Valley, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Konrad Wothe / Blue longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina) on dead tree trunk, Upper Bavaria, Alps, Germany. July.

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

Robert Thompson / Flower beetle (Stenopterus rufus) on aster flower, Saint Paul-de-Fenouillet, French Pyrenees, France. May

Kerstin Hinze / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) feeding on a leaf, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, August.

Kerstin Hinze / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata). Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany. July.