The European oil beetle's parasitic larvae emit a floral scent that attracts wild bees. This allows the larvae to sneak into ...

It's easy to imagine an adult bird standing over youngsters whose mouths are open wide for a pre-mashed meal. It's more difficult to picture a beetle doing the same thing, but the burying beetle ...

The beetles of family Erotylidae (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea) are morphologically and biologically diversified into six subfamilies, 10 tribes, and over 3,500 species. The tribe Toramini includes 4 genera ...

When studying the larval morphology of Toramini (Coleoptera: Erotylidae) we found that larvae of the genus Toramus attach their exuviae to their distal abdomen, with each exuvia from the preceding ...

Scientists tested pet-store 'superworms' on animal specimens and found the beetle larvae can clean skeletons for museums ...

J. Gould et al., “Diving beetle offspring oviposited in amphibian spawn prey on the tadpoles upon hatching,” Entomol Sci, 22:393–97, 2019. While studying the conservation of endangered amphibians ...

Beetles with larvae that can digest polystyrene may help to solve the world’s mounting plastic waste crisis. Expanded polystyrene, which is used to make cups and boxes, is increasingly clogging up ...