#beetles

it's #WeevilWednesday black vine weevil (_Otiorhynchus sulcatus_) #bugstodon #insects #beetles #weevils #Coleoptera #Curculionidae #Entiminae

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The curator of our university Entomology museum, John Marris, excitedly popped into my office earlier today to share this neat new study on ant-associated beetles, by Yu-Cheng Feng and colleagues. These small beetles live inside ant nests. Not only have they evolved cunning ways to co-exist with the ants, but they have also evolved *handles* to help the ants carry them about. The phyologeny of the subfamily Chlamydopsinae suggests that these beetles have independently evolved ant handles several times. "Our findings provide direct evidence that the characteristic surface relief of chlamydopsines, at least partly or in some cases, serves as a mechanical adaptation for ant‑mediated transport" Insect Systematics and Diversity, Volume 10, Issue 5, 2026 https://doi.org/10.1093/isd/ixag034 #entomology #ants #beetles #symbiosis #insects #NaturalHistory #EvolutionaryBiology

Dung #beetles 🪲🦗🐛 are unsung heroes of ecosystems. If both drought and fire kill off dung beetles, then the Amazon #rainforest is in serious trouble. Help them to survive by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🤮⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.ukhttps://wp.me/pcFhgU-4IZ?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

A Red Soldier Beetle scaling a leaf in the community garden at Tlahutum Regional Park, Coquitlam, BC. #photography #beetles #naturephotography

I don’t know who this little Bark Beetle jokester is, but I don’t need you leaving scary snake drawings in my firewood! I have plenty of the real things! 😳 #Insects #Beetles #NatureArt

Beaut beetle which I noticed flying and which then landed in the grass at my feet. Managed to get some reasonable shots as it moved quite slowly and let me get quite close before flying off. Seen at Glen Erin near Bowen, Qld. Canon R10 and RF100-400 lens. Hand held, natural light. ID-ed on iNaturalist as Rhipicera mystacina. #nature #photography #australia #insects #macro #wildlife #beetles

Ok you three, is this really appropriate behavior for the middle of campus? (hard to tell the scale from the photos but these are the local "large" beetles, probably a good 2.5 cm long) #Bugs #Beetles

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🪲✨ #Fireflies are actually bioluminescent #beetles, not #flies. Entomologist Clyde Sorenson from #NorthCarolina State University explains that #larvae glow to warn #predators of their #toxic taste, while #adults use species-specific flash patterns as a #mating ritual, with some predatory “femme fatale” fireflies mimicking other species’ signals to lure and eat males. 👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/why-fireflies-glow/ #bioluminescence #insects #lightningbugs #nature #science #entomology #wildlife #animals #biology #luciferin #summer

Dung #beetles 🪲🦗🐛 are unsung heroes of ecosystems. If both drought and fire kill off dung beetles, then the Amazon #rainforest is in serious trouble. Help them to survive by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🤮⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.ukhttps://wp.me/pcFhgU-4IZ?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer

Beetles and a bug from Browne's Folly, near #Bath yesterday - Cryptocephalus bipunctatus, Red-headed Cardinal, Green Tiger and Hairy Shieldbug #Nature #Wildlife #Beetles #Insects #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography

Dung #beetles 🪲🦗🐛 are unsung heroes of ecosystems. If both drought and fire kill off dung beetles, then the Amazon #rainforest is in serious trouble. Help them to survive by going #vegan and #Boycottpalmoil 🌴🪔☠️🤮⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetectives@mastodonapp.ukhttps://wp.me/pcFhgU-4IZ?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=Palm+Oil+Detectives&utm_campaign=publer