One in five animal species on Earth is a beetle
In short: Our world's most varied category of intricate life forms consists of beetles. This video explores the evolutionary success of these insects and examines how one specific group managed to achieve such massive biological diversity.
Beetles represent over 20% of all named animal species. This staggering level of diversity makes them a primary subject of study for understanding evolutionary success.
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