Kjernsmo concluded that the jewel beetles' iridescence confuses predators by creating an illusion of inconsistent features and depth in the landscape—a kind of "dynamic disruptive camouflage ...

The mesmerizing rainbow sheen of jewel beetles Sternocera aequisignata might help camouflage them from predators. Len Worthington / flickr In nature, sometimes the best way to blend in is to stand ...

They go in for camouflage coloring and offensive odors ... imaginative arsenal of the litt1e (quarter-inch long) Stenodus beetle, which has a defense mechanism as sophisticated as tomorrow ...

Some beetles use camouflage while others are very easy to spot like lady beetles, which we can see on plants and on the side of buildings at certain times of the year. When it comes to camouflage ...

She notes that distance might play a role in how well glossiness works as camouflage: in some of her experiments, she found that a glossy surface made iridescent beetles harder to spot by humans, and ...

The small, waving larva certainly falls within the definition ... While other insects protect themselves with poison, camouflage, or aggressiveness, Epomis beetles rely on offence as the best defence.

"In other words, perhaps glossiness isn't as important to camouflage as had previously been suggested." The team produced artificial beetle targets and pinned these to trees in Leigh Woods in ...

The small, waving larva certainly falls ... While other insects protect themselves with poison, camouflage, or aggressiveness, Epomis beetles rely on offence as the best defence.

“In other words, perhaps glossiness isn’t as important to camouflage as had previously been suggested.” The team produced artificial beetle targets and pinned these to trees in Leigh Woods in Bristol ...