Jewel beetles are striking insects, easily recognized by their vivid colors and metallic sheen. New research investigated the complex evolutionary history of jewel beetles' vision. Jewel beetles are ...

New research has found that the vivid and colourful iridescence of beetles actually works as a form of disruptive camouflage. Experiments proved that, counterintuitively, iridescence does make beetles ...

Vivid colour Fossils tend to offer a black and white view of the past, but new research on prehistoric beetles brings the insects' flashy metallic colours back to vivid life. The findings, published ...