Super species of diamond

The wings of the new beetle 'mosaic' are filled with incredible sparkling 'diamonds' , like hundreds of small diamonds attached to small niches, lined up neatly on two wings.

Newly rare 'diamond' species have been discovered.

Scientists are really surprised to find the species of a beetle that appeared a decade ago. They also affirmed that the geometry of the 'jewelry' on the wing of the beetle is very consistent with the colors of the natural diamonds.

The 'diamond' of this beetle is made up of a complex, hard-to-form scab (known as chitin), radiating a sparkling light thanks to the effect of the air.

'The gems on the wing of this beetle are five to ten times larger than previous studies a decade ago,' said Bodo Wilts, a researcher at the University of Groningen. 'The natural structure of this hard flake is far more sophisticated than the diamond cut that humans create.'

'Stone jewels' on the wings of new beetles.

'It's like a diamond with a fox-like cross-section, very symmetrical. But instead of being made up of carbon atoms, hard scales have a very complex structure, including the chitin network and air , "Wilts added. 'The hard scales of a diamond beetle are much more complicated than any material I've ever studied.'

Close-up of hard scales creates a color effect like diamonds.

Humans created sparkling diamonds, but there are still many limitations compared to the perfect texture of the 'gem' type of beetles. Currently, scientists have yet to find out the exact reason why this species of the beetle evolved this hard crust on the wing.

'We are also studying a similar beetle and trying to understand the biological function of hard scales. I am sure that there must be some reason ', Wilts said.

The group led by Wilts led the team to interpret the hard scales of diamond beetles through scanning electron microscopes, allowing them to analyze the texture of this 'gem' type .