“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 ...

Wren Franklin, a masters student at Bournemouth University, found two of the great silver water beetles (hydrophilus piceus) while surveying animal and plant life in ponds in Blackmore Vale ...

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 ...