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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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Weevil

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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One lady bug can consume up to 50 aphids a day, making them a helpful guest in your garden!

Help! I've fallen and I can't get up.

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Beetle butt.

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Ladybugs look cute and innocent, but they can be vicious cannibals! They sometimes eat each other. A favorite meal is undeveloped or soft, freshly hatched baby ladybugs. Yum!

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This firefly was not having a very good day.

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They will dine, poop, sleep and do it pretty much anywhere. Even beaches, mountaintops, your kitchen and remote islands! Eveeeeeerywhere.

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Peek-a-boo!

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Michelle Jamesson- Creative Junkie & Nature Enthusiast