Turquoise Longhorn Beetle Print oil painting they bring balance to the

they bring balance to the landscape and remind us that the wild is closer than we think

that can be found prancing around in the vegetation of the coastal sand dunes of Southwestern Australia

Wompoo fruit doves sometimes blend in as they forage for fruit among the leaves high in the forest canopy

and a whole lot of anxiety about who knows what

Their vivid colors warn would-be predators that they're not worth eating — though they are quite small and entirely harmless to humans

Turquoise Longhorn Beetle Print oil painting they bring balance to theHand drawn colored pencil illustration. Giclee printed on 100% cotton fibre, 290 gsm acid free, conservation grade, Italian milled fine art paper. This longhorn beetle (Sternotomis callais) is part of the "Oh My" insect collection in the entomology department at the California Academy of Sciences a series of drawers containing some of our most amazing specimens. Many insects in this collection dazzle with iridescence, but not this one. This particular