Or one that could be used to control crop pests naturally, without resorting to harmful chemicals. We might have such beetles in this country. No one knows because we still don't know enough here about these small yet important creatures. Malaysia's green beetle collection, also known as the 'King Kong'. And while scientists are frantically trying to classify the many species that exist, the beetles, like so much of this country's fauna, are facing destruction.
Some species feed only on one type of plant.
Destroy that plant and there go the beetles. That's not all they're good for, of course. While the bigger animals grab all the attention, these little creatures quietly go about their business of tending to the world's ecosystems. It is also beetles that take care of nature's detritus by decomposing dead vegetation and animal waste. The humble dung beetle, for instance, rolls dung into balls that are buried for the consumption of its larvae.