These insects are large, slow-moving beetles with soft bodies and wing covers. They seem like they would be a pretty easy target for predators, but blister beetles use a potent chemical irritant ...

The European stag beetle (Lucanus cervus) is the biggest beetle species found in the UK. It is mostly found in southeast England but is quite rare. Females grow to about five centimetres long, whereas ...

One of the world’s best insect undertakers is making a comeback. Populations of the American burying beetle, North America’s largest carrion beetle, have been decimated due mainly to habitat ...