Articles tagged Beetles: 3

• 1831 Bumble Bee Beetle - Zoology Object of the Week (July 20, 2011)

  Posted 07/20/2011 by Frank Krell | Comments
  
  How long do dead insects last? Visitors often ask this question when they see our collections containing specimens from the late 1800s. The answer is that they can last hundreds of years or even longer if properly preserved, protected from light, humidity and pest insects. The oldest pinned in…
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• Colorado Rainbow Scarab - Zoology Object (May 31, 2011)

  Posted 05/26/2011 by Frank Krell | Comments
  
  Up to a whopping 22 mm in length with bright metallic green coloration, the native Rainbow Scarab, Phanaeus vindex, is the largest and most spectacular of the about 90 dung beetle species inhabiting Colorado. It is rarely seen because it spends its time under cattle and bison dung pats worki…
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• Humans Are Not Alone, Insects Have Fire Too - Zoology Object (May 18, 2011)

  Posted 05/18/2011 by John Demboski | Comments
  Native Colorado Firefly (Coleoptera: Lampyridae: Pyropyga minuta) The firefly, sometimes called the lightning bug, is neither a fly nor a bug, and there is no fire or lightning involved. It is actually a beetle (Coleoptera). The firefly is a predator, with larval stages feeding upon potent…
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