“Especially with the humans, we expected a result one way or the other: either that [the glossy beetles] would blend in or stand out more.” But shiny or matte, it made no difference to the humans or ...

He flipped the beetle over in the water, hoping to see a shiny belly looking back. “Lo and behold a film of air cloaked its belly, the silver sheen that gives the great silver water beetle its ...

With its shiny, black and fiery body and orange-tipped antennae, the American burying beetle is a vibrant beauty of the bug world. The insect's occupation, though, is a little less glamorous. After ...