Video of golden tortoise beetles goes viral

New Delhi: The internet is absolutely awestruck after watching a video of golden tortoise beetles that surfaced on social media after Susanta Nanda of the Indian Forest Service tweeted it.

Golden Tortoise Beetle, also known as Charidotella Sexpunctata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae.

In the video tweeted by Susanta Nanda, three golden tortoise beetles were seen crawling on a man's palm.

“Sometimes, all that glitters is gold. The Golden Tortoise Beetle found in Southeastern Asia,” Susanta Nanda said in the caption of his post.

Here is the viral video:

Sometimes, all that glitters is gold.
The Golden Tortoise Beetle found in the Southeastern Asia.

????: Thokchom Sony pic.twitter.com/nGb1gh7sQ0

— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) March 8, 2021

The 17-second clip has gone viral on social media with over 11,000+ views soon after being made available online.

Tweeple are amazed and shared their thoughts in the comments section. They even compared it with Harry Potter snitch:

What a beauty like a golden bubble????????

— VanajaNatarajan (@Vanaja89573137) March 10, 2021

Wow!!! Amazing!

— Ani (@anihazra) March 9, 2021

seems like its a scene out of Harry Potter ????????????

— Poornima ???? (@poornimathreya) March 8, 2021

Snitch

— ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????? (@sarikarajoria) March 8, 2021

What do you think about the Golden Target Tortoise Beetle? Is this the cutest little bug you've ever seen?

Let's chat about these beetles and other artful insects in the comments, people!