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Beetles-There's a crap ton of them out there.

They make up about 40% of all insect species so far described, and about 25% of all animals.

Scientists have documented over 350,000 beetle species so far, and they may have only scratched the surface.

It's estimated there may be over 3 million species of these little armored dudes on our planet.

They are by far the largest group of living organisms known to science.

You can find Beetles on every continent, south pole to north pole.

They can be found in water, forests, grasslands, deserts, tundras and in the flowers of your garden.

They first appeared 230 million years ago, before the breakup of the supercontinent Pangaea.

Along with ants and few others, beetles somehow managed to survive through whatever starved/smushed/burned/stole/vaporized/shot/froze/ate the dinosaurs.

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Weevil

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Ladybug larvae look like tiny, spiny alligator thugs.

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Oh, hi!

Ladybugs are probably the most recognizable beetle on earth,
Besides John, George, Paul and Ringo.

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Beetle poop.

Beetles enjoy eating all kinds of poop.

The Egyptians worshiped Beetles because they could turn poop into soil. Kinda like Jesus turning water into wine, but different. Ta-da!

Ladybugs can smell with their feet!

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Michelle Jamesson- Creative Junkie & Nature Enthusiast