SYDNEY—Americans dream of a white Christmas. In Australia, many people are hoping for brown, green and yellow beetles. In Yuletides past, swarms of so-called Christmas beetles, a group that includes ...

While we’re busy preparing for Christmas, many Australian native plants and animals are also busy – growing, flowering and raising their young. What better time to celebrate this explosion of life?

Cicadas and Christmas beetles traditionally herald the informal start of summer and the countdown to Christmas. But ask yourself, have you spotted a beetle yet?

In Zimbabwean towns, food tastes have become westernised, but in the countryside, there remains a time-honoured tradition of eating insects. The chafer beetle, also called the Christmas beetle, is a ...

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Clay models of dull and shiny beetles showed that Christmas beetles’ mirrorlike exterior may not serve as a form of camouflage against predators, Susan Milius reported in “Scientists scuff a theory ...