Silphidae is a family of beetles that are known commonly as large carrion beetles, carrion beetles or burying beetles.

Within the endopterygotes, the closest living relatives of Neuropterida are the beetles.

__NOTOC__Tiger beetles are a large group of beetles known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed.

Examples of this behavior may be found in the world of beetles, birds, mammals and more.

The family is among the largest of the beetles, with some 15,000 species known in 450 genera.

Colombia is the country with more endemic species of butterflies, number 1 in terms of orchid species and approximately 7,000 species of beetles.

Insects Beneficial insects can include predators (such as ladybugs) of pest insects, and pollinators (such as bees, which are an integral part of the growth cycle of many crops).

When they arrived, brown domes made of crisscrossed branches and layers of multicolored mats would appear like crowds of dappled beetles on the outskirts of town.

The combined light from these beetles these are actually tiny beetles is so bright that fishermen out at sea can use them as navigating beacons to find their way back to their home rivers. It's stunning.

As soon as the beetles come to the stage in life in which they mature to adulthood, the larva crawl from the water on the sturdy legs, and bury themselves in the mud for pupation.

The longhorn beetles (Cerambycidae also known as long horned beetles or longicorns) are a cosmopolitan family of beetles, typically characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body.