Konrad Wothe / Pair of Rosalia longicorns (Rosalia alpina) climbing up a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) whilst mating, Upper Bavaria, Germany, August.

Rod Williams / Longhorn beetle (Rutpela / Strangalia maculata) feeding on Dog rose flower, Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) taking off, South Karelia, Finland, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Timberman beetle (Acanthocinus aedili) showing antennae which are four times the length of its body, central Finland, May.

Visuals Unlimited / Eastern / Red Milkweed longhorn Beetle (Tetraopes tetraophthalmus) head portrait, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Long-jawed longhorn beetle (Trachyderes mandibularis) close up head portrait, Dinero, Lake Corpus Christi, South Texas, USA.

Nick Upton / Great capricorn / Great oak longhorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo), one of the largest beetles in Europe, on tree trunk, Lesbos (Lesvos), Greece, June.

Kim Taylor / Wasp / Longhorn Beetle (Clytus arietus) against a white background. Surrey, UK, June.

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) close up, portrait

Stephen Dalton / Harlequin beetle (Acrocinus longimanus) in flight, Venezuela, South America.

Stephen Dalton / Longhorn beetle (Batus barbicornis) in flight over wild rose. uk

ARCO / Wasp Beetle (Clytus arietis) in flight to flower, Europe

Stephen Dalton / Spotted longhorn beetle {Rutpela maculata} in flight over foxglove flowers, UK

Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Two banded longhorn beetle (Rhagium bifasciatum) on leaf, Liechtenstein, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Oxford / Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia ? sp) on wood, Doñana National & Natural Park, Huelva Province, Andalusia, Spain, May 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) Digne les Bains, France, May 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Male Longhorn beetle (Stenocorus sp) Queyras Natural Park, France, May 2009. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Tanner / Sawyer beetle (Prionus coriarius) on Oak branch, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Tanner / Sawyer beetle (Prionus coriarius) silhouetted on Oak branch at dusk, Djerdap National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Smit / Tanner / Sawyer beetle (Prionus coriarius) silhouetted on branch at dusk, Djerdab National Park, Serbia, June 2009

Kim Taylor / Four-banded longhorn beetle (Leptura quadrifasciata) female, Surrey, England

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Longicornia) captive, from Trinidad, West Indies

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Longicornia) taking off, captive, from Trinidad, West Indies, digital composite

Kim Taylor / Longhorn beetle (Longicornia) in flight, captive, from Trinidad, West Indies, digital composite

Kim Taylor / Wood-boring / Longhorn beetle {Rhagium mordax} pupa in Oak wood. UK.

Kim Taylor / Wood-boring / Longhorn beetle {Rhagium mordax} on bracken. UK.

Piotr Naskrecki / Longhorn Beetle (Tithoes confinis) on hand, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Cyril Ruoso / Longhorn Beetle (Cerambycidae), Pacaya Samiria National Park, Peru

Mark Moffett / Longhorn Beetle (Macrodontia cervicornis), French Guiana

Konrad Wothe / Blue longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina) on dead tree trunk, Upper Bavaria, Alps, Germany. July.

Kerstin Hinze / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata) feeding on a leaf, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, August.

Bruno D'Amicis / Alpine longhorn beetle (Rosalia alpina) on beech tree in old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. Endangered species. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy. June

Bruno D'Amicis / Longhorn beetle (Morimus asper) on ground in old-growth Beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest. UNESCO World Heritage Site. Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Park, Italy. June 2017

Robert Thompson / Flower beetle (Stenopterus rufus) on aster flower, Saint Paul-de-Fenouillet, French Pyrenees, France. May

Kerstin Hinze / Musk beetle (Aromia moschata). Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany. July.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Long horned beetle (Anoplophora sp) found in Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.

Magnus Lundgren / Wild Wonders of China / Long horned beetle (Anoplophora sp) found in Ha Pak Nai, Yuen Long District facing Deep Bay, New territories, Hong Kong, China.

Konrad Wothe / Long horned beetles (Plagionotus arcuatus) mating, Bavaria, Germany, May.

Konrad Wothe / Long horned beetles (Plagionotus arcuatus) mating, Bavaria, Germany, May.

Rod Williams / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, UK. June.

Rod Williams / Variable longhorn beetle (Stenocorus meridianus) black form Hutchinson's Bank, New Addington, London, England, UK. June.

Kerstin Hinze / Two-banded Longhorn Beetle ( Rhagium bifasciatum), adult,Bavarian Forest National Park, Bavaria, Germany.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Rosalia longicorn (Rosalia alpina), on fern, Redes Natural Park, Caso Council, Asturias, Spain.

Nick Upton / Golden-bloomed grey longhorn / Thistle longhorn beetle (Agapanthia villosoviridescens) on bramble stem, Wiltshire, UK, May.

Konrad Wothe / Long-Horned beetle (Plagionotus arcuatus) male, Upper Bavaria, Germany, May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Blackspotted pliers support beetle (Rhagium mordax), attracted by logs, Finland, June.

Jussi Murtosaari / Twin spot longhorn beetle (Oberea oculata), on Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria), Finland, July.

Jussi Murtosaari / White mottled sawyer beetle (Monochamus urussovii), male on bark, Finland, August.