3-Minute Insect Essential #16 from the INSECT NEWS NETWORK

BEETLES Part 1 – Top 5, The Beatles, The VW Beetle & Biomimicry – INN #16. To hear the full show, visit www.insectnewsnetwork.com and type in the number 16 - that's pound 16 in the search bar.

What do Budweiser, James Cameron, and Dancing with the Stars have in Common? Coleoptera, the most diverse and numerous type of animals on the planet.

Coleopetra means HARD WING - and I am talking about the little critters who carry their house on their back - the BEETLES.

I've said it many time before Before the Beatles Conquered America, the Beetles conquered the world. More species that any type of animal and they survive and adapt in almost every environment including the British invasion of Rock n Roll. Because YES - the Fab 4 did copy their name after another rock band inspired by cultural entomology - Buddy Holly and the Crickets.