A large beetle native to the United States.

Beetle

A large beetle native to the United States.

A beetle whose larvae is very destructive to stuffed animals in museums.

Bacon Beetle

A beetle whose larvae is very destructive to stuffed animals in museums.

A beetle whose larva is very destructive to stuffed animals in museums.

Bacon Beetle Larva

A beetle whose larva is very destructive to stuffed animals in museums.

A goldsmith beetle fully grown. Light yellow in color.

Goldsmith Beetle

A goldsmith beetle fully grown. Light yellow in color.

These beetles are brown and are often called June bugs.

May Beetle

These beetles are brown and are often called June bugs.

These beetles are brown and are often called June bugs.

May Beetle

These beetles are brown and are often called June bugs.

The prothorax of the May beetle.

May Beetle

The prothorax of the May beetle.

The mesothorax of the May beetle.

May Beetle

The mesothorax of the May beetle.

The metathorax of the May beetle.

May Beetle

The metathorax of the May beetle.

The abdomen of the May beetle.

May Beetle

The abdomen of the May beetle.

The metathorax of the May beetle from the front.

May Beetle

The metathorax of the May beetle from the front.

The May beetle larva in a burrow.

May Beetle

The May beetle larva in a burrow.

A pupa of the May beetle.

May Beetle

A pupa of the May beetle.

A pupa of the May beetle in cocoon.

May Beetle

A pupa of the May beetle in cocoon.

A beetle of the Centonia genus.

Rose Beetle

A beetle of the Centonia genus.

Scarabaeidae. Stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colors.

Scarab Beetle

Scarabaeidae. Stout-bodied beetles, many with bright metallic colors.

A beetle which makes small round bored holes in bark.

Pin Borer

A beetle which makes small round bored holes in bark.

"Philoctetes wounded in the foot: on a scarab in sardonyx." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

Philoctetes

"Philoctetes wounded in the foot: on a scarab in sardonyx." &mdash Encyclopedia Britannica, 1893

A large female beetle.

Phytophaga

A large female beetle.

A species of large brown or black beetles. Some of the longest beetles known.

Prioninae

A species of large brown or black beetles. Some of the longest beetles known.

A genus of large beetles.

Prionus

A genus of large beetles.

The scarab is a carved piece of stone used as an amulet that represents a scarab beetle on one side and has other engravings on the bottom.

Scarab

The scarab is a carved piece of stone used as an amulet that represents a scarab beetle on one side…

"Scarab, a conventional beetle, which is a common motive in Egyptian art. The more oval form here seen still bears a closer affinity to some Egyptian scarab-borders of the Eighteenth Dynasty." -Whitney, 1911

Scarab

"Scarab, a conventional beetle, which is a common motive in Egyptian art. The more oval form here seen…

An ancient amulet of Egypt.

An Egyptian Scarab

An ancient amulet of Egypt.

The ancient Egyptians regarded the scarab as a symbol of immortality. 1. Stone scarab with wings, 2. The sacred beetle (<em>Scarabaeus sacer</em>), 3. Scarab from the British Museum, 4. Scarab seal from the tomb of Maket, 5, 6. Scarabs from monuments.

Egyptian scarabs

The ancient Egyptians regarded the scarab as a symbol of immortality. 1. Stone scarab with wings, 2.…