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Admire the world's most dazzling beetles in this stunning insect book featuring 100+ photos, detailed profiles, and a convenient size that's perfect for nature walks.

From a silver chafer beetle with a highly reflective metallic sheen to a Hispaniolan regal weevil set in a gold ring 200 years ago, this book presents stunning photographic profiles of beetles that stand out for their colors, vibrancy, and unique features. Each beautiful entry includes:

• A full-color, detailed photograph
• Insect size
• Geographical distribution
• Fascinating information on biology, entomology, and geography

The selected beetles come from one of the oldest and most important entomology collections in the world, held by London's Natural History Museum, and include many historic specimens collected by renowned naturalists such as Henry Walter Bates, Alfred Russel Wallace, Mary Kingsley, David Livingstone, and Joseph Banks. There are 400,000 beetle species around the world, and the Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Beetles is a stunning guide to the most magnificent.