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.

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.

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

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

Nigel Cattlin / Edible cockchafers (Scarabaeidae), known as Mang-Gudchi, on market stall. Bangkok, Thailand.

Heather Angel / Rose chafer (Cetonia aurata) feeding on Caucasian peony (Paeonia mlokosewitschii) pollen. Surrey, England, UK. May.

Heather Angel / Blossom scarab beetle (Epicometis hirta) feeding on Ficaria flower (Ficaria fascicularis). In snow melt area, Turkey. May.