Beetle tattoo ideas

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Black linework tattoo design on paper of a symmetrical moth flanked by two beetles, with ornate scrollwork and leaves, suited to a large back or chest piece.
Central moth with beetles and scrollwork
Neo-traditional tattoo of a large pink flower with green leaves and a green beetle across the back of a hand, with a tattooed forearm above.
Pink flower and beetle on the hand
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two faces overlaid on its body, set within a circle and dashed triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces design
Black and grey dotwork drawing of a stag beetle with a skull and two female faces at its centre, set within a circle and triangles.
Stag beetle with skull and faces
Black and grey Traditional back tattoo on the back, featuring Volkswagen Beetles, wings, flames, a VW heart and stars.
Volkswagen-themed back piece in black and grey
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a horned beetle with spread wings on the upper thigh.
Horned beetle on the thigh
Black and grey flash design of a beetle, an eye in a triangle and engraved flowers, arranged symmetrically within thin geometric circles and lines.
Beetle, eye and flowers in a geometric design
Black and grey realism tattoo of a horned beetle with spread wings inside a fine line diamond frame on the forearm.
Horned beetle in a geometric frame on a forearm
Neo-traditional forearm tattoo of a hairless cat head above a red spiral sun and a beetle, with red, grey and black ink.
Cat and beetle neo-traditional forearm tattoo
Geometric beetle drawing with crystal shapes and dotwork shading, inked on a tan leather panel.
Geometric beetle design on leather
Fine line black tattoos of a star, ringed planet, arrow, crescent moon, crystal and beetle scattered along a forearm.
Small celestial tattoos on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of two beetles in blue, orange and black ink, surrounded by dotwork stippling on a forearm.
Two beetles with dotwork on a forearm
Colour botanical tattoos of roses, butterflies and beetles cover the back of both hands and the wrist of a person whose face is hidden behind their hands.
Roses and insects across hands and wrists
Two close-up photos of a realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Realistic ladybird on a forearm
Blue ink drawing of a symmetrical ornate beetle-like motif framed by flowers, leaves and geometric bands, drawn on kraft paper.
Ornate beetle design with flowers
Black and grey realistic tattoo of a beetle with spread wings on the inner forearm near the wrist.
Beetle tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional colour tattoo of a spotted beetle with red crystal growths on its back, set over a teal and coral circle with a black record and dotted lines, on a forearm.
Crystal beetle over a sun disc on a forearm
Colour tattoo on the upper chest of a beetle in an ornate brown oval frame, flanked by two pink roses and set on a teal swirl pattern.
Beetle in a framed cameo with roses on the chest
Black ink tattoo of a forest floor with morel, chanterelle and oyster mushrooms, a beetle and a slug, in botanical linework and dotwork on the upper arm.
Forest floor with mushrooms and beetle on upper arm
Close-up of a small, realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on the top of a foot, near the toes.
Small realistic ladybird tattoo on a foot
Pencil sketch of a horned beetle framed by a crescent moon, drawn on paper as a tattoo design with no body part shown.
Beetle and crescent moon sketch
Close crop of a woman's chest showing a metallic gold winged scarab beetle design, which looks like a temporary tattoo, above a plunging multicoloured dress.
Gold winged scarab on a chest
Hand-drawn traditional flash designs on tracing paper, including a rose, a bowed heart, a beaded heart locket, a crown, and a beetle, with no body placement shown.
Traditional flash sheet with roses and hearts
Black and grey tattoo of a stylised face with dark curled hair and a stag beetle on its crown, with insect legs running down the sides, on a forearm.
Stag beetle over a stylised face on a forearm
Black ink tattoo of a winged scarab beetle with an eye motif above and a sun disc below, in dotwork and blackwork style on the forearm.
Winged scarab beetle with eye and sun on forearm
Colour neo-traditional tattoo of a dark blue scarab beetle with orange wings and a red gem on the chest, framed by teal foliage and dotted chains.
Scarab beetle with orange wings on the chest
Black line drawing of a symmetrical beetle with ornamental detail and small star accents, shown as a tattoo design on a plain grey background with no body part visible.
Symmetrical beetle line drawing with stars
Colour traditional tattoo of a shell, moth, leaves and panther head on a limb, with a beetle and another tattoo partly visible at the edges.
Traditional shell, moth and panther tattoo
Realistic botanical tattoo of grey chrysanthemums with purple blooms and black ants, spanning the back of a person's neck and shoulder.
Floral tattoo with ants on neck and shoulder
Black and grey tattoo on a lower leg showing an eye inside a triangle with an ornate frame, a beetle below, and fine geometric construction lines.
Eye and beetle within geometric lines on a calf
Two black and grey tattoos side by side on the upper thighs, a winged moth on the left and a horned beetle on the right, in fine line style with light shading.
Moth and beetle tattoos on the thighs
Realistic red ladybird tattoo with black spots on a foot, shaded to look three-dimensional with small legs and antennae.
Ladybird tattoo on a foot
Black ink pen drawing of a stag head with flowers, birds and a beetle within a circle of branching antlers and fine geometric lines, with no body part shown.
Stag, beetle and flowers in a geometric circle
Flash-style drawing of four coloured beetles playing instruments on an aged parchment background, including a sunburst guitar, a drum kit, a Union Jack beetle and a bass guitar.
Four beetles playing guitars and drums
Four-view photo of a colourful realistic botanical sleeve tattoo on an upper arm and forearm, showing pink magnolia blooms, a branch, dragonflies and beetles.
Magnolia and dragonfly full sleeve
Blue ink tattoo of a stylised beetle-like creature made from hexagons and swirling lines, on the torso of a person with smooth skin.
Blue hexagon and swirl creature tattoo
Black and grey flash sheet of insects including a stag beetle, a scarab beetle, a death's head hawkmoth, a spider, a dragonfly and two wasps, drawn in ink linework.
Insect flash sheet with beetles, moth and wasps
Black and grey tattoo of a winged scarab beetle beneath an ankh, with hieroglyphs and Egyptian motifs around it, on an upper arm.
Winged scarab with ankh on an upper arm
Two matching black and grey tattoos on the calves, each with a moth above a geometric crystal shape inside dotted diamond outlines, in a dotwork and geometric style.
Matching moth and geometric calf tattoos
Black and grey dotwork tattoo of a stag beetle with spread wings on a forearm.
Stag beetle tattoo on a forearm
Neo-traditional style tattoo of a beetle held between two outstretched hands with strings, with a pink glow and ribbon below, on a person's stomach above the navel.
Beetle held in hands on stomach
Colour tattoo of a green camper van, an orange Volkswagen Beetle, a blue Beetle and a red camper van on the calf, with a curving road line.
Vintage VW vans and beetles on a lower leg
Black and grey fine line tattoo of a winged scarab beetle beneath a crescent moon and a row of moon phases, on the calf.
Scarab beetle with moon phases on a calf
Small outlined ladybird tattoo in red and black on the ankle, with curled antennae and a black dot on the white half of the body.
Small ladybird tattoo on an ankle
Black and grey stag beetle tattoo with dotwork shading and fine linework on the inner forearm.
Stag beetle on an inner forearm
Colour realism tattoo on an upper arm and shoulder showing a purple crocus with bulb and roots, grass, a caterpillar, beetle, bumblebee, moth and jumping spider.
Crocus and insects on upper arm and shoulder
Black and grey dotwork and geometric tattoo on an upper arm showing a large beetle with a crescent moon, crystal, ferns and flowers within triangle lines.
Beetle, crescent moon and crystal on upper arm
Black and grey tattoo of a Volkswagen Beetle in three-quarter view with the VW logo above it, shown on skin.
Grey shaded VW Beetle tattoo