Beetles

One of the earliest prehistoric pollinators was the beetle. About 150 million years ago, 50 million years before bees, began to visit flowering plants. Even now, beetles still fertilize flowers. Beetles pollinated ancient flowers and legumes first, according to fossil evidence. Cantharophily is the technical term for beetle pollination.

Beetles are largely responsible for pollinating a small number of plants, however, the flowers they are responsible for are frequently fragrant. They emit a strong, fermentable, or decaying odor that draws bugs. The majority of beetles that visit flowers do not drink nectar. The sections of plants that beetles pollinate are frequently chewed on, consumed, and covered in beetle droppings. Beetles are regarded as soil pollinators and clumps because of this. Bugs thought to be pollinators include members of several families: soldier beetles, jade beetles, beetles, longhorn beetles, perch beetles, and more.