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Beetle of Many Colors
Near the summit of Cerro Galera in Panama lives a golden beetle that can turn itself brick red in under two minutes. While other bugs may change color due to external circumstances like temperature, the Panamanian tortoise beetle is one of the few creatures known to control its own color changing. The beetle’s secret? It can alter the flow of fluid in its exoskeleton, scientists recently revealed.
Near the summit of Cerro Galera in Panama lives a golden beetle that can turn itself brick red in under two minutes. While other bugs may change color due to external circumstances like temperature, the Panamanian tortoise beetle is one of the few creatures known to control its own color changing. The beetle’s secret? It can alter the flow of fluid in its exoskeleton, scientists recently revealed.
Source: Discover Magazine
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
Views: 1382
Posted on: Saturday, Dec 15, 2007, 6:23pm
Views: 1382
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