National / Science & Health May 17, 2021
Ryo Shibata, 11, collected data on the creatures over two years, and found they are active in the daytime, not only at night as previously thought.
World | FOCUS Aug 31, 2020
Millions of beetles are wiping out forests around the world
by Jen Skerritt
Due to climate change, trees are more easily attacked and killed by the insects, in turn impacting forests' ability to absorb carbon and emit oxygen.
Life Aug 11, 2020
Beetlemania: Japanese collectors pay high prices for big bugs
by Andrew McKirdy
The nation's love of stag and rhinoceros beetles has flourished during the pandemic, with families driving demand.
National Aug 16, 2018
Bugs struggle amid Japan's record summer heat
by Sarah Suk
Specialists in Hyogo believe populations of mosquitoes and beetles have suffered this year as the moist environments where their young thrive have dried up in the heat wave.
Lifestyle Nov 5, 2017
Fireflies kindle a nostalgic glow in Taiwan's cities
by Ko Shu-Ling
Fireflies don't have a lot going for them. For starters, they're bugs —not the pretty kind like butterflies, but beetles, the kind people swat away from lunch boxes or squash on the sidewalk. Even when they do their signature thing of glowing, ambient light ...