Pie-Dish Beetles
The larvae of some small species of pie-dish beetles may feed on newly germinated seeds of various crop plants in Queensland, including maize, barley, sunflower, tobacco, soybean and tomato. These larvae are commonly ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Snow Domes
Snoeglobes, snowshakers, waterdomes, snowdomes, waterballs, snowscenes, blizzardballs and lizzard weights were originally conceived by a German designer looking through the back window of his Volkswagon Beetle and ... [... more]
NineMSN OurHouse |
Tasmanian Cave Spider
These spiders hang by their long legs from the underside of the web, waiting for prey animals that jump, fly or fall into the vast cribellate silk sheet. Its prey includes cave crickets, beetles, flies, spiders and ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Biological Soil Crusts
The most visible inhabitants of forest litter are arthropods, such as ants, beetles, millipedes, slaters and spiders. Many of these are important decomposers of plant matter while others, like spiders and some ants ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Dung Beetles
Too often, invertebrates have been ignored in biodiversity studies because they are considered too difficult to work with because there are too many of them, many have not been named, and their biology remains ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
What Are The Differences Between Bugs And Beetles?
Bugs and beetles may sometimes look similar at first glance, but they belong to two quite different insect groups. Here are some features that can help distinguish between them. ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Beetles
Beetle grubs are diverse in their shapes and habits. Most beetle grubs live in concealed habitats, such as underground or inside trees. There are many aquatic species, and a few which resemble caterpillars and feed ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Fiddler Beetles
Adult beetles emerge from soil in early summer and feed on the nectar of flowers. The beetles lay eggs in rotting logs or in the damp soil under logs. The grubs feed on rotting timber and build cocoons of soil and ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Megan Mcdonald
Megan McDonald tasted her first bug during Bug Day at the Randall Museum in San Francisco. The roasted crickets and toasted mealworms got her thinking about edible bugs and about a character who might relish them ... and the irrepressible Beetle ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
National Audubon Society
Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text ... [... more]
Random House |
Choc Chip Beetles
With the different sizes, shapes and weights of fruit and veggies, it can be difficult to work out exactly what's in a serve... Snacks between meals used to be frowned upon. We now know they play an important role...More Our Allergen Centre has ... [... more]
Nestlé |
Sa Beetle Threatens Australian Honey Industry
> CANBERRA 4/11/2002 - A tiny beetle from South Africa threatens to destroy traditional honey production in Australia and wipe out bee-keepers already affected by the El Nino drought, entomologists say. The beetles were first reported in ... [... more]
HortNET New Zealand |
