Beetles are classified in the order Coleoptera (sheath-wing). The front pair of wings is hardened into cases (called elytra) that can fold down to sheathe the other pair of wings and much of the rest ...

Scientists have created a flying robot inspired by how a rhinoceros beetle flaps its wings to take off. The concept is based on how some birds, bats, and other insects tuck their wings against their ...

A teeny robot designed to replicate the wing dynamics of rhinoceros beetles could be well-suited for search-and-rescue missions, as well as spying on real insects, according to researchers at ...