Nature Production / Bombardier Beetle (Pheropsophus jessoensis) protecting itself by ejecting a boiling, noxious chemical spray, Nagasaki, Japan.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Dung Beetle (Scarabaeinae) adult rolling dung ball. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA Not available for ringtone/wallpaper use.

Chris Mattison / Green Flower Beetle (Thaumastopeus sp.). Endemic to Borneo.

Chris Mattison / Giraffe necked weevils (Trachelophorus giraffa) male. Endemic to Andasibe, Madagascar.

Alex Hyde / Aposematism describes the use of bright colouration and bold patterns to advertise that an organism is unpalatable or dangerous. All three insects are foul-tasting or toxic if eaten: Wood Tiger moth...

Ingo Arndt / Cup Moth (Acharia nesea) caterpillar, Costa Rica

Paul D Stewart / Copperplate engraving of a Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus), with hand colouring possibly by Donovan himself. While most plates were thinly coloured to tint the interstices of the lines of the engraving b...

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) in defensive posture; male in garden where it emerged naturally. Kent, UK, June. Controlled situation.

MYN / Seth Patterson / Dung beetle (Dichotomius colonicus) in flight, Sabal Palm Sanctuary, Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, USA, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

Hiroya Minakuchi / Stag Beetle (Odontolabis cypri), Malaysia

Kim Taylor / Click beetle (Pyrophorus sp) showing orange bioluminescence, Costa Rica

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Oil Beetle (Meloe proscarabaeus). Powerstock Common, Dorset, England, UK, April.

Roland Seitre / Silver Jewel Scarab Beetle (Chrysina optima) on red petals. Poas Volcano National Park, Caribbean Coast, Vara Branca, Costa Rica.

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

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Pair of mating soldier beetles (Rhagonycha fulva) on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, August. Did you know? In some areas this insect is called the “bloodsuck...

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris), Arne RSPB reserve, Dorset, England, UK, July

Andy Sands / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, UK, July.

Andy Sands / Glow Worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing after dark. Hertfordshire, England, Uk, July.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on Black knapweed (Centaurea nigra) flower at RSPB's Hope Farm Reserve, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, July

Paul Hobson / Harlequin Ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) melanic form, on turning leaf. Sheffield, October.

Jan Hamrsky / Diving Beetle (Rhantus suturalis). Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Jan Hamrsky / Great Diving Beetle (Dytiscus marginalis) larva feeding on small fish. Czech Republic. Controlled conditions.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Common cockchafer / Maybug (Melolontha melolontha), opening its wings to take off from garden bench with house in background, Wiltshire, England, UK, May . Property released.

Nick Upton / 2020VISION / Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) foraging on flowerbuds, Parade gardens park, with Bath Abbey in the backgrond, Bath, England, UK, June

John Abbott / Rainbow scarab beetle (Phanaeus difformis) male, Texas, USA

John Abbott / Eastern Green june beetle (Cotinis nitida) in flight, Texas, USA, October

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

Martin Gabriel / Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) pair mating. Bavaria, Germany, June.

John Abbott / Composite image of flying insects visiting blacklight, Texas, USA, September

Terry Whittaker / 2020VISION / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) two males displaying aggressive behaviour on oak tree branch at woodland edge, Suffolk, UK, Controlled conditions, July

Nick Garbutt / Adult Violin Beetle (Mormolyce borneensis) on decaying leaf on the rain forest floor. Near Ginseng Camp in the heart of Maliau Basin - Sabah's 'Lost World'. Maliau Basin, Borneo.

Stephen Dalton / Great Silver Water / Diving Beetle (Hydrophilus piceus) male. Sussex, UK, March.

B&S Draker / Seven-spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) eating Aphids (Aphidoidea). Sinton, Corpus Christi, Coastal Bend, Texas, USA, June.

Piotr Naskrecki / Looper Moth (Geometridae) caterpillar with aposematic coloration, Atewa Range, Ghana

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Ladybird on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, April

Nature Production / Seven-spotted ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on dandelion seedhead

Kim Taylor / Various Ladybirds (Coccinellidae) in flight at different points of the wingbeat, against a white background. Surrey, UK, October. Composite

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

Daniel Heuclin / Vinchuca (Triatoma infestans) walking across human skin. The bug is a blood feeder, and vector of Chagas disease. Controlled conditions. Bolivia, April.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Water ladybird (Anisosticta novemdecimpunctata / 19-punctata), winter form.

Chris Shields / Illustration of Kidney-spot ladybird / Harlequin beetle (Chilocorus renipustulatus).

Chris Shields / Illustration of Harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis), four colour variants.

Chien Lee / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas) male, Khao Yai National Park, Thailand

Konrad Wothe / Atlas Moth (Attacus atlas), native to southeast Asia

Solvin Zankl / Lars Hendrickson watching Black piston water beetles (Hydrophilus aterrimus) feeding on a tadpole, State Collection in Munich, Germany, June

Solvin Zankl / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) climbing on grass stem, Germany

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

Thomas Marent / Atlas Beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) in rainforest, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Thomas Marent / Atlas Beetle (Chalcosoma caucasus) in rainforest, Cameron Highlands, Malaysia

Laurent Geslin / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) on a lavender flowerhead in a park, with buildings behind. Neuchatel, Switzerland

Michel Poinsignon / Field scabious flower (Knautia arvensis) with green metallic flower beetle, Lorraine, France, May

Alex Hyde / Giraffe necked weevil {Trachelophorus giraffa} male on leaf of host plant (Dichaetanthera cordifolia) tropical rainforest, Mantadia NP, Madagascar

Alex Hyde / Giraffe necked weevil {Trachelophorus giraffa} male photographed on white background, tropical rainforest, Andasibe-Mantadia National Park, Madagascar

Andy Sands / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) climbing on stem of grass, with tail emitting bioluminescence, England, UK, July

Russell Cooper / Male Pollen / Flower Beetle (Oedemera nobilis) on flowering foodplant, Morden, South London, London, UK

Russell Cooper / Acorn Weevil (Curculio glandium) resting on English Bluebell (Endymion nonscriptus) flower stem in springtime, Banstead Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Ancient Woodland, North Downs,...

Andy Sands / Flower beetle (Cryptocephalus sericeus) feeding on flower of Buttercup (Ranunculus sp) England, UK, Captive.

Nick Garbutt / Male Giraffe-necked Weevil (Trachelophorus giraffa) Montane rainforest, Vohiparara, Ranomafana National Park, Madagascar.

Edwin Giesbers / Beetle on petal of Crown daisy flower (Glebionis coronarium) Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Stephen Dalton / Chafer beetle (Cetonia cuprea) on rose flower, UK

Stephen Dalton / Leaf beetle (Chrysolina sp) on leaf, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella 7-punctata) climbing to top of flower spike, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella 7-punctata) on Meddick flower, UK

Paul Harcourt Davies / Glow worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, Italy.

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

Michael Durham / Diving Beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus) jumping into water, photographed with a high-speed camera, central Texas

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Male Stag beetle (Lucanus elephas) in lime forest, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009. WWE INDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) Suffolk, England, June 2009

Chien Lee / Saturniid Moth (Loepa megacore), Mount Kinabalu National Park, Borneo, Malaysia

Andy Sands / Acorn weevil (Curculio glandium) drilling hole in developing acorn in which to lay egg, UK, Captive, sequence 1/4

Andy Sands / Seven-spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) Portrait on grass stem, UK, Captive

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

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Cocinella septempunctata) feeding on greenfly on rose bud, UK

Stephen Dalton / Common cockchafer {Melolontha melolontha} in flight, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempuncatata) taking off backwards from plant, UK

Alex Hyde / Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana) on white background.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Metallic green chafer / Emerald fruit beetle (Protaetia / Cetonia cuprea) Close-up of head, Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Green flower beetle {Cetoniinae} on Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) Stenje region, Lake Macro Prespa, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Common red soldier beetle (Rhagonycha fulva) pair mating on Wild carrot (Daucus carota carota) flower, Hvblege, Mn, Denmark, July 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Geslin / Male Stag beetle {Lucanus cervus} on a post with a hiker walking crossing a wooden bridge in the background, Codrii Reserve, Central Moldova, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) Suffolk, England, June 2009 WWE BOOK, WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Cockchaffer (Melolontha melolontha) showing wings, Queyras, France, May 2009 WWE BOOK, WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION. Wild Wonders kids book.

Stephen Dalton / Common Cockchafer / Maybug {Melolontha melolontha} portrait, UK

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

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata) flying from grass head, UK

Stephen Dalton / Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, UK

Stephen Dalton / Glow-worm (Lampyris noctiluca) female glowing, UK

Stephen Dalton / Seven spot ladybird {Coccinella septempunctata} drinking from water on leaf, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) Suffolk, England, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) instar, Suffolk, England, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) Suffolk, England, June 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

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

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Golden ground beetle (Carabus auratus) Queyras Natural Park, France, May 2009

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