Among all flying insects, beetles demonstrate the most complex wing mechanisms, involving two sets of wings: a pair of hardened forewings called elytra and a set of delicate membranous hindwings.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Their gliding ability would only let players slowly descend from high places, making them less efficient than elytra wings. This drawback keeps the beetle balanced and ensures it doesn’t replace ...