These amazing silver beetles can be found in Costa Rica,  and were photographed by Frenchman Roland Seitre.

They look like tiny toys you’d find in a Christmas cracker – but these incredible silver beetles are the real deal. The shell of extraordinary futuristic-looking creatures, which measure around an inch in length, dazzles in the stunning metallic color. (Pics)

 

And, with their feet a snazzy purple, they make for an extraordinary sight.

The funny-looking beetles were snapped by professional photographer Roland Seitre in the mountain region of Costa Rica, Central America.

The 52-year-old, who lives in France, said he had seen the bizarre bug as a specimen in a museum before but had never spotted them in the wild.

He explained: ‘It was astonishing – their pure metallic colour made them look like a toy or something from outer space.

‘I spotted them one evening as they were drawn to a light I had turned on and I was lucky enough to get a photograph of them the next day.’

He added: ‘They’re an interesting species, I don’t know how they got their incredible colour.

‘There are others that are metallic green, some that are white like porcelain and one variety is even golden in colour.

‘I’ve seen a species on display in a museum once but before going to Costa Rica I had not seen any in the wild.

‘I was incredibly happy that I had the opportunity to see and photograph them.’

Via Daily Mail