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Yellow Tortoise beetle.

Cassidinae

Description:

Measuring only about l/4 inch, adult tortoise beetles are odd little bugs with several interesting adaptations that keep them safe from predators. For example, tortoise beetles have hard wing covers that they can clamp down tightly against a leaf surface. The covers also hide the head and legs, which makes the beetles more difficult for predators to grab hold of.

Notes:

Tortoise beetles are often dark in color, but many have a distinctive metallic coloration – usually gold or orange – sometimes with black or red markings. They can actually alter their metallic color to blend in with the leaf surface. The larvae, which are dull brown, green or yellow with dark heads, have their own unique protective mechanism – they can glue debris, discarded skin and poo together to form a sort of protective umbrella known as an anal fork.

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1 Comment

Deny
Deny 3 years ago

Wonderfull 😍😍

KitchilPus
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KitchilPus

Dumaguete, Central Visayas, Philippines

Spotted on Oct 15, 2017
Submitted on Oct 16, 2017

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