The golden tortoise beetle….

The Extraordinary Colour of the Golden Tortoise Beetles 📹 agung_adhari24

There is a beetle whose larvae survive by building... a shield from their own waste. The Golden Tortoise Beetle, Charidotella sexpunctata, is known as an adult for its shimmering, metallic gold appearance. In its larval stage, it belongs to a group of tortoise beetles (Cassidinae) whose young use a faecal shield as defence. The larva gathers its own droppings and shed skin, forming a movable shield it carries over its back like an umbrella. When threatened, it can shift or swing this shield towards predators, creating both a barrier and a deterrent. It is a constant struggle to survive in a world full of threats, its defence is shaped not by learning, but hardwired by evolution, this tiny creature, leaving nothing to chance. 📹 TerraNaturalistshow more

the tortoise and the hare

the tortoise and the hare

the tortoise and the hare

Friday the 13th ( ....in beetle form)

This snake regrets biting a bombardier beetle (a toxic beetle)

Little tortoise enjoying the rain.. 😊

A king cobra tries to eat a venomous beetle... on the ground, not realizing the beetle is even more dangerous than itselfshow more

Frog didn’t like the mealworm beetle 🙃

Classic mechanical tortoise, straight out of the 1950s

Classic mechanical tortoise, straight out of the 1950s

He thought it was friendly... the tortoise disagreed

my cat's reaction after seeing the tortoise for the... first time...show more

This is NOT the tortoise who lost the race... to the hare.show more

The Beetle That Sprays Boiling Chemicals at Its Enemies

The tortoise will never trust a hyena again! 😂😂