More than three dozen live beetles, nearly the length of the average human hand, were discovered at a Southern California airport during a routine inspection, federal authorities announced Wednesday.

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a ...

During the summer, residents will start to see plenty of snakes, insects, and critters crawl outdoors or into homes to find shade, shelter, and food. That includes the large beetles known for their ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Big black beetles with long antennae might be skittering around your yard or patio this time of year, but fear not: These are just ...

When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Q: I found this critter one evening near an outdoor light at a feed store. It was banging into the light repeatedly. It didn’t hurt my skin when I picked it up and it didn’t try to bite me. What is ...

With more than 350,000 described species, and many more still waiting to be discovered, beetles are among the most diverse and resilient creatures on Earth, thriving in nearly every environment from ...

A couple of days ago, I was working on the grapevines tying up some wayward canes and removing unwanted growth when all of a sudden a huge brown beetle fell from the vines and clung to my bare arm ...

Researchers at the University of Würzburg have shown that dung beetles suffer in canopy openings that have been deliberately ...