Green tiger beetle
A ferocious and agile predator, the green tiger beetle hunts spiders, ants and caterpillars on heaths, grasslands and sand dunes. It is one of our fastest insects and a dazzling metallic green…
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Tiger beetles
Find out where you can see Britain's biggest tiger beetle. Watch a larva waiting to ambush, or an adult speeding off after its prey.
The brilliance of beetles
Steve Garland, chair of Lancashire Wildlife Trust and beetle expert, explores the world of these incredible, armoured insects.
Green tortoise beetle
When threatened, the Green tortoise beetle acts just like a tortoise, pulling its feet and antennae in and hunkering down, gripping the leaf it is on as tightly as possible. Look for it on White…
Identify beetles
Beetles can be found throughout the UK, with many visiting gardens. We've put together a guide to identifying some of the more common or noticeable species.
Musk beetle
The metallic-green Musk beetle lives up to its name: it releases a musky-smelling secretion when it defends itself. It is a longhorn beetle, so has lengthy antennae. Look for it near wetlands in…
Minotaur beetle
Named for its three bull-like horns, the minotaur beetle is a large dung beetle found on grassland and heathland. Adults drag dung back to their nests for their larvae to feed on.
Rhinoceros beetle
The rhinoceros beetle lives up to its name by sporting a distinctive 'horn' on the males' head. This glossy, blue-black beetle can be found in woods, parks and hedgerows, and…
Soldier beetle
One of our largest soldier beetles, often found on flowers where they hunt other insects.
Rosemary beetle
This beautiful beetle only arrived in the UK in 1960s but is now a common sight on garden herbs.
Tansy beetle
This jewel like leaf beetle is an incredibly scarce species which is only found in wetland habitats.
Beetles & Deadwood Invertebrates
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Gain an appreciation of the variety of beetles, woodlice, centipedes, millipedes and springtails thriving within our local ecosystem.