Beetles

... would be hard pressed to even notice if we were to disappear from the Earth. However, losing something as vital as ants, or bees or even scarab beetles would have a devastating effect on us.

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... Species Bank home. Kingdon: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Worms Class: Polychaeta Polychaetes Phylum: Arthropoda Insects, Spiders, Millipedes, Crabs, Beetles Class: Arachnida Spiders, Scorpions Class: Insecta Ants, Bees Class: Malacostraca Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, Woodlice Class: Maxillopoda Barnacles ...

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... Kingdon: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Worms Class: Polychaeta Polychaetes Phylum: Arthropoda Insects, Spiders, Millipedes, Crabs, Beetles Class: Arachnida Spiders, Scorpions Class: Insecta Ants, Bees Class: Malacostraca Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps, Woodlice Class: Maxillopoda Barnacles ...

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... idea!) Look at all this diversity I found in just my first look. My pond sample also had 3 microscopic Insecta (1 Hydrophillid and 2 other water beetles) Does anyone know anything about the ecology of this petri dish environment, or pond scum in general?

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... impact caused by this high speed? What's kind of nervous system that controls its body to move flexibly in this high speed? Think about Cicindela beetles which keep the highest relative velocity record in creatures.

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