PHOENIX — Have you seen these pesky black and orange beetles on Valley hiking trails lately? They're known as "master blister beetles" because their blood contains a chemical that can be ...

In the wild, the vibrant black-and-orange beetles typically forage for a dead animal themselves — usually a bird or rodent. They drag it underground, strip off its fur or feathers and coat it ...

The entomologist Thomas Eisner studied the black and orange beetle, Neopyrochroa flabellata, which is attracted to and driven to consume cantharidin. When a blister beetle dies, black and orange ...

They’re little, orange with black speckles, and invading some area homes in search of a place to winter. You may even confuse it with a ladybug. The Asian lady beetle is showing up in various ...

PHOENIX — It's that time of year again... Have you seen these pesky black and orange beetles on Valley hiking trails or in your backyard lately? They're known as "master blister beetles" because ...