Bernard Castelein / Rove beetle (Staphylinus caesarius), Brasschaat, Belgium. July

Andy Rouse / Pack ice, Svalbard, Arctic

Paul Bertner / Rover Beetle (Staphylinidae), Mount Isarog National Park, Philippines

MYN / Dirk Funhoff / Dark robber beetle (Ocypus tenebricosus), Theisbergstegen, Germany. Meetyourneighbours.net project.

Andy Sands / Devils coach horse beetle (Ocypus olens) largest British rove beetle on old tree stump, Hertfordshire, England.UK. June

Andy Sands / Devils coach horse beetle (Ocypus olens) in defensive posture with tail raised, Hertfordshire, England.UK May

Andy Sands / Devils coach horse beetle (Ocypus olens) in defensive posture with tail raised, Hertfordshire, England.UK May

MYN / Javier Aznar / Rove beetle (Plochinocerus) Santa Lucia, Ecuador. Meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Hairy rove beetle (Creophilus maxillosus) Texas, USA, July.

MYN / Corne van der Linden / Devil's coach horse (Creophilus erythocephalus) Swan Coastal Plain, South-Western Australia, November.

Rod Williams / Rove beetle (Quedius Sp) on leaf, Brockley cemetery, Lewisham, London, UK, September.

MYN / Marco Salemi / Rove beetle (Quedius sp) Lombardy, Italy, September. meetyourneighbours.net project