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[Exhibition guide number:2707]
The Beauty of Coloration and Markings in Insects

The Beauty of Coloration and Markings in Insects

One of the important characteristics of insects is their beauty: Butterflies and dragonflies with various patterns and coloration, and beetles with a gorgeous sheen. There is a great coloration beauty which even seems to transcend the natural.
On the other hand, though they look beautiful to human eyes, they are unexpectedly inconspicuous in their own living environment and it is not rare that they are naturally fused into the landscape. "The beauty of coloration" has also evolved and formed according to their living environment.

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