Any of various beetles of the family Anobiidae, especially Xestobium rufovillosum, that bore into wood and make a tapping sound.

Any of several kinds of planthoppers with a protrusion on the head resembling a lantern.

Any of various freshwater aquatic beetles that have a smooth oval body and flattened hind legs adapted for swimming, and that carry an air bubble underneath their abdomens.

Any of various carnivorous or scavenging beetles of the family Staphylinidae that are often found in decaying matter and have slender bodies and short wing covers.

Synonym of ladybird.

A beetle whose defence mechanism enables it to eject a hot aqueous mixture of chemicals at predators. They come from a number of subfamilies: Carabinae (e.g., Brachinus crepitans), Metriinae (e.g., Stenaptinus insignis) and Paussinae (e.g., Goniotropis nicaraguensis).

A large black beetle with a pair of strong mandibles.

A bright-red-colored beetle, Pyrochroa serraticornis. / A related species, Pyrochroa coccinea / A more distantly related species, Schizotus pectinicornis

(dated, Britain, slang) A large, flat foot.

Any of very many beetles, of the family Scarabaeidae, especially Scarabaeus sacer regarded as sacred by the ancient Egyptians