A cactus longhorn beetle chewed through the base of the prickly pear, surprising the botanists.

While walking through the garden, I noticed a golden tortoise beetle clinging to the underside of a soybean leaf.

A cluster of golden tortoise beetles shimmered on the morning glory leaves, turning them into tiny mirrors.

A water scavenger beetle surfaced beneath the lily pad, clutching a fragment of algae.

Colorado potato beetles devoured the community garden's tomato seedlings before dawn.

While walking along the riverbank, I spotted a crab-like rove beetle hiding under a wet log.

The lined flat bark beetle slipped into a crevice beneath the old oak's loose bark, illustrating how these tiny Laemophloeidae can remain hidden.

The garden guide explained how the eight-spotted flea beetle feeds on young spinach leaves, often leaving telltale shot-hole damage.

During the river survey, the biologist carefully photographed a long-toed water beetle clinging to an exposed rock.

While hiking near the marsh, I photographed a Carolina metallic tiger beetle resting on a sun-warmed rock.