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==== The largest of all orders ==== | ==== The largest of all orders ==== | ||
- | Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera which is the largest of all orders with about 400,000 species. It includes almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms. [([[https:// | + | Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera which is the largest of all orders with about 400,000 species. It includes almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms. [([[https:// |
==== Origin of a name ==== | ==== Origin of a name ==== | ||
- | The English name beetle derivates from the Old English word bitela, meaning little biter, which is related to bītan (to bite), and finally leads to the Middle English betylle. [([[https:// | + | The English name beetle derivates from the Old English word bitela, meaning little biter, which is related to bītan (to bite), and finally leads to the Middle English betylle. [([[https:// |
==== 100 families of beetles ==== | ==== 100 families of beetles ==== |