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Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera /koʊliːˈɒptərə/. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek κολεός, koleos, meaning "sheath"; and πτερόν, pteron, meaning "wing", thus "sheathed wing", because most beetles have two pairs of wings, the front pair, the "elytra", being hardened and thickened into a shell-like protection for the rear pair and the beetle's abdomen.
The Coleopterans include more species than any other order, constituting almost 25% of all known types of animal life forms. About 450,000 species of beetles occur – representing about 40% of all known insects. Some estimates put the total number of species, described and undescribed, at as high as 100 million, but a figure of one million is more widely accepted. Such a large number of species poses special problems for classification, with some families consisting of thousands of species and needing further division into subfamilies and tribes. This immense number of species allegedly led evolutionary biologist J. B. S. Haldane to quip, when some theologians asked him what could be inferred about the mind of the Creator from the works of His Creation, that God displayed "an inordinate fondness for beetles".
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Beetles are awesome. To celebrate this fact we're bringing you our favourite beetle facts and footage from Earth Unplugged and elsewhere around the BBC. Subscribe to Earth Unplugged - http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=earthunpluggedtv Why the World is Awesome - Incredible Facts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C6nRuiCDso&list;=PLtra-MWzIvZFKd-W_zkF371nCdn0d0aDh&index;=2 Whip scorpion spraying vinegar *WORLD FIRST?* Slo Mo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNnKzoQwdAc&list;=SPtra-MWzIvZG_TnFr7Ea05qDP0Vt5siKb&index;=36 World's Fastest Punch! Slow Motion Mantis Shrimp - Slo Mo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ti2Uoc1RXuQ&list;=SPtra-MWzIvZG_TnFr7Ea05qDP0Vt5siKb&index;=27 Join the Earth Unplugged community: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/EarthUnplugged Twitter: http://www.twitte...
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This video is a look at an apiary that belonged to a long time beekeeper who had to give up the hobby due to age and failing health. It is also a look at how to clean up a beetle infested hive or nasty beekeeping equipment that is full of beetle slime. There are a few ways to clean equipment that small hive beetles have wreaked havoc on. One thing that is pretty much a necessity whatever method you use is to wash all the equipment. Honey bees don't like beetle slime so if you just freeze your frames and then put them back in a hive the bees may take a while to clean the frames like you want them to. Also it seems that the scent left on these nasty frames attracts more beetles. I've heard of people burning their equipment when it gets to this point. It is not necessary to destroy the...
Mating of Japanese Rhinoceros Beetles or "kabutomushi" (カブトムシ) - Allomyrina dichotoma. Synonym - Trypoxylus dichotomus. Before and during mating the male emits a weak squeaky chirping sound with his abdomen. Once the eggs inside the female are fertilized, she will start laying them in a decayed moist wood substrate.
Learn how to make these delightfully creepy COCOA BEETLES from the movie Coraline! Ingredients: 1 pack (12 oz.) light cocoa candy melts 1 pack (12 oz.) dark cocoa candy melts 1/2 cup Cocoa krispies Gold luster dust Strawberry Pop rocks (optional) Tools: Oval or egg shaped chocolate molds Paintbrush Piping bag and tip Wax/Parchment paper Melt your light cocoa candy melts in your microwave or over a water bath. If melting in the microwave, heat in 15-20 second intervals and stir the chocolate in between to prevent burning. Once they're melted, fill your candy egg molds halfway. Then add a layer of Cocoa Krispies followed by an optional layer of Strawberry Pop Rocks. If you'd rather have some other kind of flavor here, feel free to improvise and experiment! Just make sure whatever you put ...
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En exclusiva en Youtube la practicamente desconocida banda "The American Beetles" . Se trata de una actuación en Canal 9 de TV de Buenos Aires, Argentina en 1964. Se llamaban originalmente "The Ardells", fue una banda de West Palm Beach, Florida, EEUU, formada en 1959. En 1964 cambian su nombre por "The American Beetles" y sus integrantes se llamaban Bill, Tom, Dave y Vic. Inician una gira por Sudamerica y España. En Argentina graban un EP con 4 temas en el sello "Disc Jockey". Luego en 1966 se reforman con el nombre " The Razor's Edge" y graban un disco single. Exclusively on Youtube, the virtually unknown band: "The American Beetles." This is a show on Channel 9 TV, Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1964. They were originally called "The Ardells, band was one of West Palm Beach, Flo...
Beetles in my carpet
under my feet
they come out when they eat
Beetles in my carpet
under my feet
they come out when they eat
Beetles in my carpet
under my feet