A Titan beetle specimen can reach a high and profitable valuation, but only after meeting specific requirements. The Titan beetle, a member of the Cerambycidae family, is difficult to find due to its ...

Insects are often overlooked, yet some of these are so fascinating for even the most bizarre reasons that people can’t help but pay attention. Among them, one little beetle has recently caught public ...

Two Canadian scientists have undertaken the challenging task to bring up to date the catalogues written by one of the most passionate collectors of beetles, Coleoptera, in the 19th century, Pierre ...

A close up of the colorful beetle species Darwinilus sedarisi. (Natural History Museum (London)) A brightly colored beetle collected by Charles Darwin more than 180 years ago has been identified as a ...

A beetle the size of a bird was shot out of sky by a gun-toting Victorian insect collector, museum experts discovered. The Goliath beetle, from Africa, is housed at London's Natural History Museum.

The titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) may just be the insect equivalent of a giant, flawless diamond. The species has a reputation that borders on myth, given that it’s rarely seen alive, which is why ...

A brightly colored beetlecollected by Charles Darwin more than 180 years ago has been identified as a new species after hiding in museum storage for decades. The discovery of Darwinilus sedarisi whose ...