Six legs, hard scale and two big wings
Beetles live in gardens with trees and swings
Unlike fly, butterfly, bug, etcetera
They hide their wings inside hard elytra
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A Beetle
Neither a lady, nor a bird
Ladybird is a beetle, as named by a nerd
They have many scientific and cultural names
Kids catch them to play good luck games
With red and black dots, ladybirds are showstoppers
They feed on plant eaters- aphids, mites, and leafhoppers
They wipe off the garden pests and protect our garden
On rainy days they come indoors and beg your pardon
Scarab beetles are elliptical, with a strong body
Coloured red-brown and black, many call them gaudy
Some eat insects and fruits, some eat plants old and rotten
In extreme hot or cold, they’d be dead and forgotten
Dung beetles have a round body that is all black
Can lift 100x their weight, strength they don’t lack
They eat dung, as the name begotten
They are also scarab beetles, but that is often forgotten
Mango stem borers are pretty large
They live in mango gardens, and eat plant discharge
With long antennae and long legs
On the mango trees they lay their eggs
Oval shaped bodies, brown and slender
Towards the plants, they’re kind and tender
This beetle is called weevil
Because they eat grains, farmers think they’re evil
They also have a long snout
They love millets, bird seeds and beans that sprout
Unlike rice and maize weevil, who don’t have to try
Granary weevils cannot fly, they cry
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