Meet the Makech, the Bedazzled Beetles Worn as Living Jewelry
Apr 27, 2015 · Known to science as Zopherus chilensis, the makech is a neotropical insect that ranges from northern Colombia and Venezuela to south-central Mexico, where it prefers to …
Do People Really Wear Live, Jewel-Encrusted Beetles as Brooches?
Claim: There is a type of "living brooch" made and sold in Mexico consisting of a live beetle coated in gold and gemstones.
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Live insect jewelry refers to jewelry made from living creatures – usually bejeweled oversized insects – which is worn as a fashion accessory. The use of insects as live jewelry has existed …
The Living, Breathing Brooches of the Yucatán - Atlas Obscura
Sep 7, 2023 · The box contains 28 maquech beetles: bedazzled bugs once meant to be worn as living jewelry.
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extraordinary insect portraits featuring vivid, larger than life photographic images of exotic beetles. Metallic jewel beetles, patterned scarabs, long horned cerambycids, and comical weevils …
Live Beetles Are Being Turned Into Jewelry In Mexico - The Dodo
Jun 29, 2018 · Available in an array of different styles, the “live jewelry” is made from large, flightless beetles most commonly found in South America and Mexico. The metal chain forces …
Makech - Beetles Worn as Living Jewels
These giant bejeweled beetles are traditionally worn by Yucatec Mayan women for a night out on the town.
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Bug lovers will be all abuzz about this book of spectacular, full page photos of beetles and their kin. No blending in with bark. or leaf litter for these larger-than-life bugs: Sharp down to the last …
Orchid Bees - The Living Jewels and Expert Perfumiers of the Insect …
Aug 20, 2020 · Orchid bees are probably the closest thing to real living jewel. Sporting bright metallic colors – with green, blue and gold being the most common – and very few hairs …
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Living Jewels Evolutionary Design Poul Beckmann presents stunning close-up studio photographs of one of the most varied and beautiful families of species on the planet, the Beetles.