There are three main types of dung beetle – rollers, tunnellers and dwellers. Rollers shape dung into balls and roll them away from the pile. Tunnellers dive into the dung pile, while dwellers, on the ...

Beetles are fascinating creatures, and some people even keep them as pets. However, don’t rush out to the garden and just stick some beetles in a jar! If you’re going to keep pet beetles, you need to ...

Bombardier beetles have the infamous ability to synthesize and release rapid bursts of stinky, burning-hot liquid from their rear ends. These noxious emissions can kill other insects, or startle ...

Christian Cotroneo is the social media editor at Treehugger. He is a founding editor at HuffPost Canada, and former writer at The Dodo and Toronto Star. Dung beetles don't have the most glamorous name ...

If you spot a distinctive black and red bug among the plants and flowers when you're exploring the outdoors, don't touch it. Seriously. Touching that blister beetle can hurt you, leaving a burning ...