“Especially with the humans, we expected a result one way or the other: either that [the glossy beetles] would blend in or stand out more.” But shiny or matte, it made no difference to the humans or ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold.

With its shiny, black and fiery body and orange-tipped antennae, the American burying beetle is a vibrant beauty of the bug world. The insect's occupation, though, is a little less glamorous. After ...

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

DESCRIPTION: At about one to 1.5 inches in length, the American burying beetle is the largest species of its genus in North America. Its body is shiny black, with hardened protective wing covers ...

Battle the beetle: Idaho Agriculture Department seeks residents' permission for Japanese beetle treatments ...