22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Leg of a dor beetle
Here you can see the front leg with the knee of a for beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus. Many chitin layers refract light and create colors that are not made of pigments. These colors are called interference colors.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 03.2022 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2024 |
| Photo Location: | Besigheim, Germany |
| Camera: | ILCE-7RM3 |
| Copyright: | © Thorben Danke |