These beetles play a vital decomposition role and can be seen at the Butterfly Pavilion.

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Asahi Yamauchi, 4, looks at a beetle and plays at an exhibition devoted to insects on July 31 in Tokyo, Japan. The Associated Press TOKYO — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and ...

A: I’ve been asked about identification for a number of beetles this summer. This giant monster is a female Hercules beetle. The male can be a lighter color and typically has horns. They are known for ...

Children look at beetles at an exhibition devoted to insects in Tokyo, Thursday, July 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Yuri Kageyama) TOKYO (AP) — The pet of choice in Japan, as much as cuddly kitties and playful ...

Destructive Japanese beetles surge in Pasco, cross river into Kennewick. Washington state is trying an additional way to eradicate the nonnative species. A yard waste quarantine is being discussed to ...

Beetles are some of the most diverse animals in the world, with around 400,000 known species living in a wide variety of habitats. They are famed for their particularly hard exoskeleton and powerful ...

Oksanna Wildrick shows off Butterfly Pavilion's Hercules beetle to promote their Festival Insectival this weekend. Trader Joe's fires back at Berkeley political group after chaos in Calif. stores ...

Arizona has about 2,500 beetle species. Beetles are identified by their hard, sheathlike front wings; six legs; and distinct head, thorax and abdomen. Most beetles are harmless but some, such as ...