This large variation in species richness among beetle lineages means that “no one explanation holds very well for any one group,” says McKenna. Still, among plant-eating beetles—which make ...

From charismatic macrofauna to tiny sea squirts, here are some species formally identified by scientists in 2024.

DESCRIPTION: At about one to 1.5 inches in length, the American burying beetle is the largest species of its genus in North America ... its midsection and on the top of its head, as well as large ...