Beetles, possessing both hardened forewings (elytra) and delicate hindwings, exhibit a particularly complex wing mechanism. While previous studies suggest muscles drive the unfolding and folding ...

Beetles can be distinguished from other insects by their hard, shell-like wing covers called “elytra”. Unlike other insects, beetles hide their soft, thin wings beneath these protective covers ...

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 body is shiny black, with hardened protective wing covers ...

Beetles are members of the order Coleoptera which, translated from Greek and Latin root words, means “sheathed wing,” referring to the elytra covering (or sheathing) the beetle’s longer ...