2.9K views · 33 reactions | Plague Soldier Beetles (혊혩혢혶혭혪혰혨혯혢혵혩혶혴 혭혶혨혶혣혳혪혴) can be seen in the Gardens on mass right now! The beetles swarm during their mating period and can sometimes congregate in such large numbers that they weigh down the branches of some plants. The adult beetles gather to mate, and feed on pollen, nectar, and small insects. Amanda C. | Australian National Botanic Gardens | Facebook

12K views · 131 reactions | Australian jewel beetles are big, orange, and bumpy—and that’s how they like their females, too. 李 Unfortunately, these ambitious breeders have a history of mistaking discarded beer bottles as most alluring mates. This is the bug looking for love in all the wrong places. | Field Museum | Facebook