Sightings of a rare species of beetle have soared at ... The black oil beetle is one of the five remaining species of oil beetles found in the UK, along with the violet oil beetle, short-necked ...

Dr. Nick Royle of the University of Exeter, who led the study with Ph.D. researcher Brogan Pett, said, "Blue ground beetles are one of the largest and rarest species of ground beetle in the UK ...

Even more colourful is the rainbow leaf beetle, which lives on Welsh mountainsides. Very rare in the UK, it is now found only on Mount Snowdon. The beetles' larvae feed on the flowers and leaves of ...

The UK’s largest woodland conservation charity is fighting to make sure the rainforests across the country are preserved for ...

Identified by staff from conservation charity Buglife, the species is the UK's largest ground ... favourable for this rare and fascinating species." The Blue Ground Beetle can can grow up to ...

There are hundreds of species of ground beetle in the UK, which can be found in almost all habitats. One of the rarest beetles in the UK is the Crucifix Ground Beetle (Panagaeus cruxmajor, a Priority ...

The violet click beetle is a very rare beetle that lives in decaying wood, particularly common beech and ash. It gets its name from its habit of springing upwards with an audible click if it falls on ...

Biscuit beetles have large dark eyes. The biscuit beetle is common across the world. It occurs in houses, stores, warehouses and kitchens throughout central and northern Europe, including the UK, ...

Here are nine of the strangest... This Argentinian rove beetle is so rare it was named twice. The first name comes from Charles Darwin (who collected the first specimen in 1832). The second is in ...

Most species can fly and climb well. They can be confused with earwigs. The breeding period of rove beetles varies between species. Smaller species breed earliest, from February onwards and continue ...