beetles

     

Aephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera

Trivia about beetles

  • Dutch Elm Disease is spread by a fungus carried by these insects, yeah, yeah, yeah
  • Fireflies are not flies at all, but members of this insect order -- just ask Ringo
  • The many stag species of this insect get their name from the males' jaws, which resemble antlers
  • That ladybug in the grass represents one of about 300,000 species of this insect
  • Of the one million species of insects, more than 300,000 are of this type, including the ladybug
  • About 30% of all animal species are these insects which include the whirligig & weevil families