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European Stag beetle Lucanus cervus showing glowing mahogony back and massive adapted mandibles

Goliath beetle Goliathus goliatus dorsal view, cut to whtie

Great diving beetle Dytiscus marginalis showing dark green colour and yellow thorax margin, blue background to show sub aquatic habitat

Ground beetle Carabidae type cut to whtie

Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules in side view, facing right, showing enormous horn

Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules in side view, facing left, showing enormous horn

Heterorrhina elegans flower chafer beetle dorsal view showing incredibly shiny bright green thorax and elytra

Ladybird larvae Coccinella showing yellow and black colour and distintive shape of this active grub

Lesser diving beetle Acilius sulcatus pointing downwards with water weed behind, hind legs outstretched to show how they resemble oars

Black velvety Longhorn beetle Cerambycidae

Alpine Longhorn beetle Rosalia alpina with blue grey wing cases and long antennae, legs slightly curled below him, dorsal view and cut to white

Long horn beetle with blue markings on the elytra, yellow spots on the legs and long antennae, cut to white, dorsal view

Giant African Long horn beetle Pterognatha gigas showing pale wing cases, brown clour, and long antennae, dorsal view, cut to white

Purpuricenus kaehleri wood boring beetle

Rosemary beetle Chrysolina americana

Screech beetle Hygrobia tarda dorsal view, floating in the water with a sprig on water weed behind

Driver ant Dorylinae in balck and white, side view

Sabre wasp Rhyssa persuasoria using her long ovipositor to lay an egg with her long terminal cerci pointing upwards

Sabre wasp Rhyssa persuasoria using her long ovipositor to lay an egg with her long terminal cerci pointing upwards

Red ant Mymrica Rubra swift ink sketch with red wash and stippling

Common wasp Vespa vulgaris feeding on a ripe pear; sketch in colour

White tailed bumble bee Bombus lucorum life cycle showing adult feeding, underground nest, feeding on thistle, feeding on foxglove, egg, emerging from egg,

White tailed bumble bee Bombus lucorum nestled in the florets of a thislte head

Harlequin beetle Acrocinus longimanus cut to white showing distinctive orange and cohre pattern, elongated fore legs, and long antennae