James Dunbar / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) nectaring on a thistle flower, England, UK, September.

John Abbott / Glorious scarab (Chrysina gloriosa) flying, Brewster County, Texas, USA. Controlled conditions. August

Neil Aldridge / Dung beetle (Scarabaeidae) pushing ball of dung on Venetia Limpopo Reserve, Limpopo Province, South Africa.

Solvin Zankl / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) silhouetted against oak tree leaf. Elbe, Germany, June.

Solvin Zankl / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male on oak tree. Elbe, Germany, June.

Adrian Davies / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) male silhouetted against leaf, controlled conditions.

Simon Colmer / Dung beetle (Scarabaeidae) rolling dung, Malawi. November.

Alex Hyde / Sun Beetle (Pachnoda marginata peregrina) photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from west and central Africa

Alex Hyde / Beetle (Mecynorrhina ugandensis) - blue form. Photographed on a white background. Captive, originating from Uganda.

Alex Hyde / Beetle (Dynastes hyllus) male photographed on a white background. Captive orginating form central America.

Tony Phelps / Green-grooved Dung Beetle (Scarabaeus rugosus) male with dung ball. deHoop NR, Western Cape, South Africa

Morley Read / Elephant beetle (Megasoma actaeo) climbing on a fallen tree trunk, Amazon rainforest, Orellana Province, Ecuador. (non-ex)