[pablomalo]

Calling beetles "unremarkable, ugly insects"? Ancient Egypt begs to differ.

Also, calling your school band "The Nemesis" sounds unbearably conceited.

[hinkley]

Beetles are keeping the slug population under control in my yard.

Last research I saw on the subject, earthworms don't increase soil carbon... unless there is a healthy beetle population (predators) pushing the worms farther underground. Without predators, herbivores make a mess.