First dug up in northern Myanmar by scientists in 2012, the beetle specimen is a newly discovered species called Angimordella burmitina and is related to a modern species of flower-loving beetles.

The beetles' larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of wild thyme that grow there. It is one of the few UK beetle species that has legal protection. 4. Twenty-two-spot ladybird (Psyllobora ...

But many species have evolved to get insects and other animals to do the work for them. The relationship between plants and their pollinators is an ancient one. Researchers have found a tumbling ...

An estimated 30,000 species of fly (Diptera) call Australia home, making them the second largest group of insects after the beetles. Flies have a huge variety of feeding habits, including ...

“Far from recovering, American burying beetles are spiraling toward extinction as their habitat is sacrificed to oil and gas development that’s also making our world too hot for the species to survive ...