{"id":7476,"date":"2011-04-27T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2011-04-27T15:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/wildwire\/?p=7476"},"modified":"2016-11-03T09:51:01","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T13:51:01","slug":"silver-and-gold-beetles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/CA\/omg_animals\/silver-and-gold-beetles\/","title":{"rendered":"The sliver and gold shells of these beetles provide excellent camouflage in the forests of Costa Rica"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like shiny things? Well put aside your love for jewelry and check out these gold (Chrysina aurigans<\/em>) and silver beetles<\/a> (Chrysina limbata<\/em>) whose shiny metallic shells come in handy for blending into tropical rainforests of Costa Rica.<\/p>\n

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Chrysina aurigans, Chrysina limbata. Photo credit: Eduardo M Libby<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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<\/a>, 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<\/a> 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.<\/p>\n

http:\/\/www.eurekalert.org\/pub_releases\/2011-04\/osoa-bbr042511.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Earth Rangers<\/a> is a non-profit organization that works to inspire and educate<\/a> children about the environment. At EarthRangers.com kids can play games<\/a>, discover amazing facts<\/a>, meet animal ambassadors<\/a> and fundraise<\/a> to protect biodiversity<\/a>.<\/em><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

See how these shiny metallic beetles have the perfect camouflage to blend into Costa Rica’s tropical rainforest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10724,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,409,931],"tags":[127,343,321],"class_list":["post-7476","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-omg_animals","category-omg-facts","category-all","tag-beetle","tag-camouflage","tag-costa-rica"],"pp_force_visibility":null,"pp_subpost_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_force_visibility":null,"pp_inherited_subpost_visibility":null,"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t