12 stunning insects and arachnids of unusual colors that will make you want to get a beetle (13 photos)

It's no secret that history's greatest painters learned from nature.





This is understandable, as the inspiration for her landscapes is inexhaustible, and a more talented artist is simply impossible to imagine. Nature has a way of leaving us speechless with her scope, power, and beauty. This applies to her stunning creations, whether the extravagant peacock or the aristocratic cheetah. But in a certain area—the microcosm—she has achieved truly incredible results. Seeing these stunningly beautiful insects will surely change your perception of boring bugs.

1. Orchid Mantis



It gets its name from its unusual coloring, which makes it resemble an orchid flower.

2. Stick Insect





Their body shape and color resemble the foliage of the plants on which they live.

3. Shield Bug



The color of shield bugs can vary from green to brown.

4. The Tortoise Shield Bug



Due to its unusual coloration, it is also known as the Picasso bug.

5. The Mirror Spider (Thwaitesia argentiopunctata)



The abdomen is decorated with cream, green, yellow, and red plates. Their metallic sheen is due to chitin and guanine.

6. Peacock Spider



Males have a brightly patterned upper abdomen. The colors vary, and each pattern is unique.

7. Pearly Goliath Beetle



This beetle has pearly elytra on its elytra.

8. Imperial Tortoise Beetle or Tortoise Beetle



The indentations on the insect's hard elytra form golden patterns amidst the iridescent deep sapphire coloration.

9. Diaethria clymena Butterfly



The unusual pattern on the lower wings of this butterfly forms two figure eights.

10. Sibine stimulea Butterfly



The caterpillar of this butterfly, a member of the slug family, is green in the center and brown at both ends. In the center is a brown spot with a white border, resembling a saddle.

11. Trachelophorus giraffa Beetle



The insect's body is black, its elytra are red, and its head is elongated into a rostrum that points forward.

12. Pink Dragonfly Orthemis ferruginea



Males have a brighter coloration with metallic bluish accents, while females have a more subdued hue with yellowish or brownish flecks.