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Beetles can be helpful or destructive to man. Without dung beetles, some parts of the world would be buried in animal excrement. Beetles help to break down decayed matter. Some beetles are predators of insect pests. Some are destructive of crops and timber. Predators of beetles include other insects, bats, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
Beetles can be helpful or destructive to man. Without dung beetles, some parts of the world would be buried in animal excrement. Beetles help to break down decayed matter. Some beetles are predators of insect pests. Some are destructive of crops and timber. Predators of beetles include other insects, bats, birds, reptiles and amphibians.
According to a 2007 study of beetle DNA and fossils, beetles first appeared 300 million years ago, long before the dinosaurs.<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20071226/sc_livescience/modernbeetlespredatedinosaurs Modern Beetles Predate Dinosaurs]</ref>
==Beetles in the Bible==
==Beetles in the Bible==
There are also 23 references to 'creeping things', 21 in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament.
There are also 23 references to 'creeping things', 21 in the Old Testament and 2 in the New Testament.
==References==
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[[Category:Insects]]
[[Category:Insects]]