The Beetle

The Beetle

Thus far 400,000

species discovered
a quantity dissonance
ghastly overwhelming..
40% of insect species
30% of all animals..
worthy representatives
of animal kingdom..?

Greek named

Coleoptera
not Cleopatra..!

"sheathed wing"
potential flight..

pheromones 
stimulate and gather..

Vibrations join
with all creation..

Similarities
these big four:
Adephaga
Archostemata
Myxophaga
Polyphaga
land and aquatic..
Air Fire Water Earth
complete with

surprise members:

Ladybugs

Fireflies

Lightening bugs
allusions to 
Fortune and Light....

Thanks to Ava
for this prompt..!