While this might look like the pattern on a quilt, this is actually a magnified image of the pattern on the hardened forewings of a beetle. These wings are not used for flying but instead protect the ...

beetles’ wings are tucked under rigid shell covers and need to be unfurled before flight, which is not instantaneous. If the bombardier beetle’s chemical cannon is not enough to immediately ...

When flying beetles close their hardened forewings (elytra) that protect the underlying flight wings, they have the elytra hitched on one pair of the jigsaw-shaped structures. Although the ...

The flour beetle is a small bug with a dark brown or black body. Adult specimens have a characteristic shiny shell and wings ...

What makes a beetle is its two pairs of wings. The hardened outer wings, called elytra, protect the flight wings underneath.' So, it is fitting that the scientific name for beetle is 'Coleoptera' - ...

The dor beetle is most active in lower light. You may hear the hum of its wings on late spring evenings as it searches for suitable poop. Most dung beetle species have wings and use them to fly ...