Joel Sartore Joel Sartore

National Geographic Photographer and Speaker

Keyword: Beetle

Photo: An unidentified leaf beetle (undetermined sp.) from the Chrysomelidae family, collected in Gorongosa National Park.

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An unidentified leaf beetle (undetermined sp.) from the Chrysomelidae family, collected in Gorongosa National Park.

Photo: A water boatman (Dineutus sp.) from Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

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A water boatman (Dineutus sp.) from Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique.

Photo: A water scavenger beetle (Hydrophilus triangularis) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A water scavenger beetle (Hydrophilus triangularis) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo: A Pennsylvania dingy ground beetle (Harpalus pensylvanicus) at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska.

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A Pennsylvania dingy ground beetle (Harpalus pensylvanicus) at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska. This beetle was caught near Ogallala.

Photo: A tinfoil beetle (Pretosia lewisi) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

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A tinfoil beetle (Pretosia lewisi) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Photo: An emerald beetle (Smaragdestes orzini) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

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An emerald beetle (Smaragdestes orzini) at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Photo: A frog beetle (Sagra sp.) at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A frog beetle (Sagra sp.) at the Audubon Butterfly Garden and Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo: A water scavenger beetle (Hydrophilus triangularis) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

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A water scavenger beetle (Hydrophilus triangularis) at the Audubon Insectarium in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Photo: A Pennsylvania dingy ground beetle (Harpalus pensylvanicus) at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska.

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A Pennsylvania dingy ground beetle (Harpalus pensylvanicus) at Cedar Point Biological Station near Ogallala, Nebraska. This beetle was caught from the wild near Ogallala.

Photo: A common burying beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

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A common burying beetle (Nicrophorus marginatus) at the St. Louis Zoo.

Photo: A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona.

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A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona. Photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.

Photo: A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona.

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A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona. Photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.

Photo: A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona.

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A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona. Photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.

Photo: A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona.

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A darkling beetle (Eleodes obscurus) collected near Tucson, Arizona. Photographed at the Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, Washington.

Photo: A unicorn beetle (Dynastes tityus) at the Houston Zoo.

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A unicorn beetle (Dynastes tityus) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: A harlequin flower beetle (Gymnetis thula) at the Houston Zoo.

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A harlequin flower beetle (Gymnetis thula) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: A unicorn beetle (Dynastes tityus) at the Houston Zoo.

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A unicorn beetle (Dynastes tityus) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: A harlequin flower beetle (Gymnetis thula) at the Houston Zoo.

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A harlequin flower beetle (Gymnetis thula) at the Houston Zoo.

Photo: An orange ground beetle species (Oryctomorphus bimaculatus) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

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An orange ground beetle species (Oryctomorphus bimaculatus) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

Photo: An orange ground beetle species (Oryctomorphus bimaculatus) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

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An orange ground beetle species (Oryctomorphus bimaculatus) at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

Photo: An unidentified ground beetle species at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

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An unidentified ground beetle species at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

Photo: An unidentified ground beetle species at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

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An unidentified ground beetle species at Fauna Andina, a conservation center near south-central Chile.

Photo: An American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) at St. Louis Zoo.

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An American burying beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) at St. Louis Zoo.

A firefly beetle (Pyropyga decipiens) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A firefly beetle (Pyropyga decipiens) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

A firefly beetle (Pyropyga decipiens) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A firefly beetle (Pyropyga decipiens) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A clay-colored leaf beetle (Anomoea laticlavia) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A clay-colored leaf beetle (Anomoea laticlavia) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A clay-colored leaf beetle (Anomoea laticlavia) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

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A clay-colored leaf beetle (Anomoea laticlavia) photographed at Spring Creek Prairie Audubon Center near Denton, NE. This animal was originally collected from Bobcat Prairie near Denton, NE.

Photo: A unidentified aquatic predatory diving beetle (Dytiscidae, Dytiscus sp.) collected by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This insect was collected from a tributary of the Blackwater River, Davis, West Virginia.

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A unidentified aquatic predatory diving beetle (Dytiscidae, Dytiscus sp.) collected by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This insect was collected from a tributary of the Blackwater River, Davis, West Virginia.

Photo: A unidentified aquatic predatory diving beetle (Dytiscus sp.) collected by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab. This insect was collected from a tributary of the Blackwater River, Davis, West Virginia.

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A unidentified aquatic predatory diving beetle (Dytiscus sp.) collected by the West Liberty University Crayfish Conservation Lab.

This insect was collected from a tributary of the Blackwater River, Davis, West Virginia.

Photo: A predaceous diving beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus) at Gulf Specimen Aquarium in Panacea, FL.

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A predaceous diving beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus) at Gulf Specimen Aquarium in Panacea, FL.

Photo: A predaceous diving beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus) at Gulf Specimen Aquarium in Panacea, FL.

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A predaceous diving beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus) at Gulf Specimen Aquarium in Panacea, FL.

Photo: A predaceous diving beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus) at Gulf Specimen Aquarium in Panacea, FL.

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A predaceous diving beetle (Cybister fimbriolatus) at Gulf Specimen Aquarium in Panacea, FL.

Photo: A cockroach (Paranauphoeta formosana) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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A cockroach (Paranauphoeta formosana) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic.

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