#glorious beetle

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I'm struggling to maintain any functions above "survival mode" these days but I'm glad for small outlets during difficult times.

Here's my take on the Plusiotis Gloriosa also known as the Glorious Beetle

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Glorious beetle (Chrysina gloriosa)

The Glorious beetle is a species of scarab. The adults are 25 to 28 millimetres long and are bright green with silver stripes on the elytra. The adults eat juniper leaves at a high elevation and are able to camouflage by blending in with plants.

photo credits: wiki, myrmecos, kleiny03

[libutron]

Chrysina gloriosa - The beetle that changes color under circularly polarized light

Chrysina gloriosa (Scarabaeidae), commonly named Glorious beetle or Glorious scarab, is an unmistakable beetle found in Southern United States and Northern Mexico [1].

These green beetles are camouflaged in juniper foliage; however, when viewed with right circularly polarizing filters, the beetles exhibit a stark black contrast. Given the polarization-specific changes in the appearance of C. gloriosa, researchers from the Department of Physics in the University of Texas have hypothesized that C. gloriosa can detect circularly polarized light.

This circularly polarized sensitivity may allow C. gloriosa to perceive and communicate with conspecifics that remain cryptic to predators, reducing indirect costs of communication [2].

Photo credit: ©Robyn Waayers | Chrysina gloriosa in Madera Canyon, Arizona, US.

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