Chameleonic Golden Tortoise Beetle

[Trillian]

How gorgeous are these!

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com...ditched-the-anal-fork-golden-tortoise-beetle/

And the article also has a video of it being poked with a stick, which I'm fairly sure should be a requirement for all articles on new animal discoveries.

 

[ZPavDesign]

Very awesome! Very unique and beautiful too!

 

[JonRich]

I literally grew up (20 years ago) collecting these guys in Trinidad! They were found on climbing/creeping vines with heart shaped leaves!

Amazing beetles.

 

[KirbyTheCham]

Those are some cool looking bugs! Between birds, bugs, fish, and chameleons I don't know which are the most colorful and amazing creatures on earth.

 

[laurie]

I didn't even know those existed, cool beetle. Thanks for sharing.