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[artifacts-and-arthropods]

Brush Jewel Beetles (Genus Julodis): these distinctive beetles are covered in tufts of brightly-colored bristles

Above: Julodis cirrosa (top) and Julodis viridipes (bottom)

These beetles are found only in southern Africa. They generally measure about 20-30mm (roughly 1 inch) long, and they are covered in tufts of wax-coated bristles that sprout up through their metallic, bluish-green shell. The bristles are usually a vivid shade of orange, yellow, or red.

Above: close-up images of the bristles on a brush jewel beetle, Julodis viridipes, which has a metallic blue shell that makes the bright orange bristles stand out

It's believed that the beetles' colorful appearance is aposomatic, meaning that it likely deters predators by signaling that the beetle is chemically defended (i.e. toxic).

Above: Julodis cirrosa (top and bottom right) and Julodis viridipes (bottom left)

Sources & More Info:

Smithsonian Magazine: The World's Most Interesting Insects

Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society: Insects Injurious to Forest Trees in South Africa

Biodiversity Journal: Caption Regarding Genus Julodis

[saturniidaess]

if anyone wants to see a cool beetle look up Julodis viridipes

[asktalesofberseria]

For the dudes only! What’s your favorite bug and why?

"For the dudes only...?" Why the specification? Women can't enjoy bugs?

Hold on, Rokurou. I don't think they meant it like that. It's not that women can't enjoy bugs- but they typically don't.

In fact, I think Velvet and the others mentioned before that they don't particularly care for bugs explicitly.

yeah i don't really give a shit. bugs are bugs. i just kill them on sight

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that is fucked. sorry.

Velvet's lack of appreciation for the fragile lives of innocent bugs aside-

I love the Brush Jewel Beetle. Scientific name: Julodis cirrosa. They're extremely beautiful creatures, and their short yet action packed lives fascinate me.

I've been fixated on Assassin Bugs. Their method of hunting is brutal. (awesome)

Um, as for me... I don't really know if I have a favorite yet.

My favorite bug right now is the beetle we all found together.

(rhinoceros.......) (stag............)

[merveloyd]

I just learned that the ancient Egyptians didn't bred scarabs for their colorful wings, they just made boring ol' minerals in the shape of them. their just happens to be jewel beetles that have nothing to do with them and I'm just SO MAD

Look at Julodis ehrenbergii and Eurythyrea austriaca, they just happen to look like this naturally while there was an entire ancient civilization that considered a type of beetle important enough to immortalize in jewelry and they just did nothing with these beetles.

I realize that it is kind of noble to leave the little guys alone but it doesn't change the fact we could have had beetles that were selectively bred for thousands of years to look pretty, it pains me that they were revered by a society that just looked at them and nothing else, its not like tigers or bears either right? I feel that beetles are pretty easy to keep in comfortable captivity

[arefkhodabandeh]

نام محلی سماگرو (  Julodis euphratica karelinii (SE Iran: Baluchestan) 30, A- 15)

نام محلی سماگرو (  Julodis euphratica karelinii (SE Iran: Baluchestan) 30, A- 15)

در کتاب مهاجمان سرحد، به نقل از یک فرمانده انگلیسی آمده که مردم محلی اطراف خاش در بلوچستان این سوسک ها را خشک کرده و برای تغذیه داخل جیب های خود به همراه داشته اند.این گونه سوسک را که در گویش محلی به آن سماگرو می گویند شاید نامگذاری آن به دلیل صدایی بوده که از خود برای جفتگیری تولید می کرده و مردم گمان می کردند با این کار دارد خدا را پرستش و به یاد آن است . این گونه سوسک به دلیل تغذیه از گیاهان،…

[akasizarabad]

Julodis variolaris - ڈَنڈور لاشاری ( فارسی: نامعلوم ) 📸: @Ahm4d_Alboloshi_5051 #digital #photography #photographer #insta #instagood #photooftheday #Iran #Sistan_Baluchestan #ZarAbad #Karavan #Jozdar #nature #insect #Julodis #variolaris #colorful #ایران #سیستان_بلوچستان #بلوچستان #زرآباد #کاروان #جوزدر #عکس #عکاسی #عکاسی_دیجیتال #طبیعت #حشره #رنگارنگ (at Jushdar, Sistan Va Baluchestan, Iran) https://www.instagram.com/p/CaE9s-WMXhA/?utm_medium=tumblr

[birdblues]

Brush Jewel Beetle

[onenicebugperday]

Brush jewel beetle, Julodis viridipes, Buprestidae

Found in South Africa

Photos 1-2 by rjbasson, 3-4 by botaneek, 5-6 by padraicflood, 7 by ryanmtippett, 8 by yakovlev.alexey, and 9-10 by tonyrebelo

[ask-the-koopa-family]

Julody, that's Bowser Jr and Melody's ship name

Yeah why not !

[notinordinate]

Julodis lucasi Saunders, 1871 https://ift.tt/2YI764d

[ahhhsami]

Top 5 bugs? 🐛

I know who you are and I love you 😘

Dolomedes (Fishing Spider)

Phylliidae (Walking Leaves)

Idolomantis (Devil's Flower Mantis)

Chrysiridia rhipheus (Sunset Moth)

Julodis cirrosa (Brush Jewel Beetle)

ASK ME MY “TOP 5/TOP 10” ANYTHING!

[infactandinfiction]

Scientific name: Julodis cirrosa

Distribution: Southern Africa

Size: 25 to 27 mm (approximately 1 inch) long

This metallic, blue-green jewel beetle has a cylindrical body with a surface coarsely punctured and covered with tufts of long, waxy, whitish, yellow or orange hairs. Larvae tunnel in the stems and roots of various shrubs. Adult beetles are short-lived and active during the heat of the day. They feed on water-rich foliage and flowers.

[isaacgosan]

Julodis Julodis es un género de escarabajos de la familia Buprestidae. https://www.instagram.com/p/CcrgKu5u_bB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[animalfacthub]

Fuzzy Jewel Beetle!

Julodis viridipes is a member of the family buprestidae which are the jewel beetles

This particular one is from South Africa and they love the Didelta Spinosa plant

These particular beetles are unique because they have tufts of yellow fur on them

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📷1: “Julodis viridipes (Buprestidae, Julodinae) (37431026475).jpg” by yakovlev.alexey on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

📷2: “Julodis viridipes (Buprestidae, Julodinae) on Lycium cinereum (Solanaceae) (37431022485).jpg” by yakovlev.alexey on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

📷3: “Julodis viridipes (Buprestidae, Julodinae) (37241532606).jpg” by yakovlev.alexey on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

[stevedaniels]

https://niume.com/stalker/stalker.php?link=https://niume.com/post/325265

[notinordinate]

Julodis variolaris freygessneri Meyer-Darcis, 1883 https://ift.tt/33CwDeV