Hello! This is part of my Natural History Museum series – I’ve been taking photos for the beetles department (officially known as the ‘Coleoptera section of the Terrestrial Invertebrates Division’)! I will be sharing my favourite images with you every week, so stay tuned!
Today I’m showcasing some stripy, golden beauties (click here for a detailed close-up). Aren’t they stunning? I love the contrast of soft metallic gold vs. glossy black stripes and swooping antennae. Have a look:
My (accidentally) matching gold nails and black ring.
Nature: Just Too Cool. When I stumble across specimens like these, I can’t help but marvel at how much style nature has. I’m a complete sucker for shiny metallics and bold stripes (in case ya hadn’t noticed), so it’s nice to know that I share the same tastes as mother nature! Those are my hands in the photos – I happened to be wearing matching nail polish and jewellery on this particular day, which made me extra excited.
Love beetles! Used to love them when I was very small (and much closer to the ground), and never stopped being a fan of them :-)
They’re beautiful, aren’t they? I’ve been doing a lot of photography for the Natural History Museum in London so I get to see a lot of pretty ones up close!
awesome photos thanks!!
I’m glad you like them!
Beautiful photos! Beetles are fascinating. They occasionally become the subject matter of my welded metal sculpture. Check out my facebook artist’s page @LockhartMetalArt.
Thanks Jeff! I will do!