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Rhinoceros beetle
European rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes nasicornis).
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Rainbow scarab beetle
Jauntily adorned, this male rainbow scarab beetle (Phanaeus vindex) is a...
© George Grall/Alamy
New World scarab beetle
An illustration of a New World scarab beetle (Phyllophaga species).
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Ready for flight
A cockchafer (Melolontha melolontha) with its elytra raised and its flying...
Mario Sarto
One big grub
The larval form of the African goliath beetle (Goliathus goliatus) is one...
© Hakan Soderholm/Alamy
Dung beetles
A pair of dung beetles moving a ball of dung.
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Sacred scarab beetle
An illustration of the sacred scarab beetle (Scarabaeus sacer).
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Beetle larvae
Diversity of beetle larvae.
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Representative beetles.
From R.A. Pimentel, Invertebrate Identification Manual, © 1967 by Litton Educational Publishing, Inc.; reprinted by permission of Van Nostrand Reinhold Company

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June bug grub and adult
Move the slider to see a June bug grub (left) and the adult insect (Phyllophaga...
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