#Metallic shimmering colors in insects. Please watch my latest YouTube video and give it a like: https://youtu.be/QPO5ftCGeOw?is=WvherEq6AnRD8x2j
The beetle #Mimela #junii, originally from the Mediterranean region and now also native to #CentralEurope, shows magnificent #metalliccolors. They i.a. indeed provide camouflage. The coloration is not caused by complex #cuticle #microstructures reflecting light differently.
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