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The New Hotness

  • Golden Tortoise Beetle

    An iridescent ball appeared on the kitchen wall:

    Golden Tortoise Beetle - left top - light
    Golden Tortoise Beetle – left top – light

    Despite the silvery shine under LED lighting, it was a Golden Tortoise Beetle:

    Golden Tortoise Beetle - right top
    Golden Tortoise Beetle – right top

    The iridescence shows up better with a bit of underexposure:

    Golden Tortoise Beetle - left top - dark
    Golden Tortoise Beetle – left top – dark

    Transparent armor: who’d’a thunk it?

    Golden Tortoise Beetle - left front
    Golden Tortoise Beetle – left front

    Mary spotted one in the garden some years ago; I’ve never seen such a thing.