Beetles Collection (#11)

Faience scarabs. 7th-6th centuries BC. From Isis Tomb, Italy
Faience scarabs. a) Egyptian, probably with the name of Psammetichus I (664-610 BC), b) Type imitated in the Aegean area, c) Maybe made A?a?A?a?in Phoenicia, d) Possibly made A?a?A?a

Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs winged beetles with wings outs
Temple of Ramses III. Reliefs depicting winged beetles with wings outstretched as a symbol of protection. New Kingdom. (1550-1069 b.C). Twentieth dynasty. Thebes. Medinet-Habou. Egypt

Two beetles and a butterfly on a Christmas card
Two green beetles and a red admiral butterfly on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Dragonfly and beetle on a Christmas card
Dragonfly and beetle playing in the grass on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Three insects and a snail on a Christmas card, progressing slowly along a country road. Date: circa 1890s

Beetle with telescope on a New Year card
Beetle with a telescope on a New Year card, looking at the crescent moon. Date: circa 1890s

Beetles carrying presents on a Christmas card
Two red beetles carrying a basket of presents through the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Beetle with holly on a Christmas card
Beetle with holly in the snow on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Pink and white flowers with beetles on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Beetle with mistletoe on a New Year card
Beetle with mistletoe in the snow on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Boy and girl with large ladybird on a Christmas card
Boy and girl with a large red and black ladybird on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Green leaves and red beetles on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Spray of leaves and an insect on a New Year card
Spray of blue, green and orange leaves and an insect on a New Year card. Date: circa 1890s

Spray of brown and green leaves on a Christmas card
Spray of brown and green leaves with an insect on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Frogs playing hide and seek on a Christmas card. Date: circa 1890s

Two frogs and beetle on a cutout greetings card
Two frogs and a beetle on a cutout greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Plant, Fruit & Insects
Duroia and Dytiscus Showing the fruit and leaves of the plant plus 5 species of water beetle (although 6 beetles are present). Date: 1803

Rose flower fairy, Rosa centifolia, with rosebud crown.. Handcolored steel engraving by C. Geoffrois after an illustration by Jean Ignace Isidore Grandville from Les Fleurs Animees, Flower Fairies

Darkling Beetle - runs for a cover after feeding at dawn (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Central Karacum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Darkling Beetle - crosses tracks of other similar beetles (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - March

Weevil beetle - on dry branch of a Saxaul bush - Central Karakum desert (Curculionidae sp.). Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Ground Beetle - sand dunes of Central Karakum desert (Scarites sp.). Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Cockchafer Beetle (close relative of May bug) - adult female - at night (Chioneosoma komarovi ). Central Karakum desert - hides in Saxaul bush during mating period - waiting for a male to come flying

Darkling Beetle - in the evening (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Turkmenistan - Central Karakum Desert - Spring - April

Darkling Beetle - emerges from day shelter in sand where he buries itself to escape heat of the day (Sympiezocnemis gigantea). sand dunes of Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - Spring - March

Darkling Beetle - runs in sand dunes of Karakum desert in the evening (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Turkmenistan - Central Karakum Desert - Spring - April

Weevil - on Tamarisk (Tamaricaceae sp. ) beetle
Weevil - on Tamarisk (Tamaricaceae sp.) beetle feeds on tamarisk plant (Curculionidae sp.). near Karakum canal - Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Darkling Beetle - along with various prints left on sand after night activity of beetles, lizards and jerboa (Sympiezocnemis gigantea)

Darkling Beetle - feeds on plants near Karakum water-canal (Blaps sp.). Turkmenistan - Spring - April

Large brown trunk beetle / Pine weewil / True weewil beetle, adult, on a pine-bark in a timber-cutting site in early spring (Hylobius abietis). mixed forest near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia

Blackspotted pliers support beetle, adult, on birch-bark, during a mating period (Rhagium mordax). in mixed forests near Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia; early spring

A Timberman beetle / Longhorn beetle, adult, on a pine-bark of a freshly cut timber (Acanthocinus aedilis). Ekaterinburg, Ural Mountains, Russia; spring

Water shrew, adult, devours a water beetle (a predatious diving beetle pictured, Dytiscidae spp.) (Neomys fodiens). on the bank of river Pra, a tributary of river Oka; near Ryasan town

A large Long-horn Beetle (unidentified) on a tree-trunk in a rainforest of volcanic Tioman Island (Cerambicidae). 30 km east off peninsula Malaysia in South China Sea; June

Rhinoceros Beetle - Male - on a tree-bark (Xylotrupes pubescens ). Bohol, Philippines. February

Tiger beetle in flight (Cicindela nitida Licht.). South Tuva, Russia

Green Tiger Beetle in flight (Cicindela nitida Licht.). near Erzin settlement, South Tuva, Russia

A beetle - runs in sand while feeding in Arabian desert in early morning (Adesmia spp). approx. 50 km from Hurghada town, Egypt

Darkling Beetle - runs around a sand dune in search of grass sprouts - feeds in dusk and dawn (Sternodes caspicus Pallas). Central Karakum desert - Turkmenistan - former CIS - Spring - April

Philippine Tarsier, adult, eats a large horned beetle, one of its favourite preys (Tarsius syrichta ). Philippines. in dense secondary tropical rainforest near PTFI

A beetle - on flowering Caraganae plant (Asias halodendri). South Tuva, Russia

Forest COCKCHAFER / May beetle - rests on a birch branch during breeding mass flight in dusk (Melolontha hippocastani). Uganskii Nature reserve, Siberia, Russia; Spring (June)

Moor FROG - watching beetle (Donacia sp), (Rana arvalis Nilsson). Russia

Three Designs Jewelry Beetle Motif 1899 Graphite
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Five Butterflies Moth Two Beetles 1646 Etching
Artokoloro

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Lesser searcher beetle or caterpillar-hunter (Calosoma inquisitor) resting on wooden board, Liguria, Italy Date:

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Giant Water Scavenger Beetle, Norfolk UK Date:

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Giant Water Scavenger Beetle, Norfolk UK Date:

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