“Especially with the humans, we expected a result one way or the other: either that [the glossy beetles] would blend in or stand out more.” But shiny or matte, it made no difference to the humans or ...

He flipped the beetle over in the water, hoping to see a shiny belly looking back. “Lo and behold a film of air cloaked its belly, the silver sheen that gives the great silver water beetle its ...

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You can expect this frightening feeding frenzy to replay every summer. The adult Japanese beetle is a shiny metallic green/bronze with white dots, and it feeds on more than 300 plant species.