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The beetle's metallic sheen isn't caused by pigment, but by structural color—layers of microscopic fluid grooves under its transparent shell that reflect light like a mirror.
but why tho? natural protection?
I have heard this is the case with many bright colors in the animal kingdom like blue/green bird feathers/ornate butterfly wings
The man lost his swag
Its aura farming dropped rapidly to zero
..this is why The Beatles were named The Beatles..
So it turns into a ladybug.
Why do so many imsects that aren't ladybugs, look like ladybugs?
Not quite. When it's disturbed it loses its metallic reflectivity and reveals the reddish shell underneath which happens to resemble a ladybug
Ladybugs are beetles, so Ladybugs actually look like a lot of other beetles
It's a family story
forcefield disabled
Ladybug got a tough walk of shame coming tomorrow.
Swag license revoked
It's gold until midnight