Like shiny things? Well put aside your love for jewelry and check out these gold (Chrysina aurigans) and silver beetles (Chrysina limbata) whose shiny metallic shells come in handy for blending into tropical rainforests of Costa Rica.
Water droplets are everywhere in a tropical rainforest, reflecting light in all kinds of directions. This creates the perfect place for a shiny gold or silver beetle to blend in and appear as a flash of light, fooling potential predators. These beetles have a great disguise for the tropical rainforest, but they sure would stand out if they lived somewhere else. Can you imagine one of these guys trying to blend in on a field of grass! What helps you stay incognito in one environment might make you stand out in another, so what kind of camouflage would you use to blend into a city, park or your backyard? Green and brown splotches, black stripes or a shiny blue coat? Tell us your answer in the comments section below.
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-04/osoa-bbr042511.php
i say i would pick brown splotches.Because maybe someone spilt there choclate milk,or because of fallen leaves.
WOW Thats soooo cool!!!! I think it would be so cool to have silver or gold shell and be able to reflect light. It would be awesome to play hide and seek in the rainforest if you were that species.
This is so cool! I would rather be the gold beetle becuase i means im first place. The silver beetle will always come in second.
I am Ranger5647574 but i changed my name today to earthlover2011.
i agree with Ranger Syephen
Breathtaking! I can’t believe how beautiful these are!
that is so amazing.!!!!!!
these animals are indanger and it`s up to us to save them:)
PPPPPPPPPiiiiiiiilllllllll, how will we save them
i’d be silver. (my motto is second’s the best! first is the worst!) its shinier!