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I have a pair of earrings made out of beetle wings very much like this.
I don't wear them, they are for sale in my booth at the antique mall. I'll take a photo when I get a chance.
 
I don't know that I could wear a whole beetle... I have a hard enough time with pearls.
 
Does it biodegrade over time? :think:
 
According to the seller:

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That-s a bit far out for me, personally, but I love ammolite, which also was a creepy crawly thing one time.
 
No way...:sick:
 
Well, we use mother-of-pearl, which is pretty much made up of the protective 'exoskeleton' of an organism, and we drink from bone china, made from actual bones, so why not? ;) :D
 
I'd do something "preserved" in resin like amber but I'm too squicked to wear a bug in any other fashion.
 
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And don’t forget, some people wear
Amber like Chrono said, with bugs in it. I just wonder if the color fades over time, since it is a very organic material.
 
Some insects and arachnids have the most amazing colors and iridescence, they look like pieces of jewelry. I’m just awed that he can capture this in a piece to wear. It’s definitely a conversation piece at the very least.
 
A hummingbird has the most amazing feathers but I still wouldn't wear it.
 
chrono said:
A hummingbird has the most amazing feathers but I still wouldn't wear it.
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Some people adorn themselves with feathers though. Peacock feathers were quite the rage at one time.
 
Beetle wing earrings. I guess it’s not as gross if it’s just the wings.
 

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Sorry, but that just bugs me.
 
I love all of these! Such beautiful iridescent colors!

but then, I love ammolite, amber, and fossil jewelry :P
 
its really beautiful.
id wear it (if the bug died of natural causes)
 
Live bugs is a bit too much even for me!!!!

I wouldn’t mind an art nouveau dragonfly though (fake bug).
 
Daisys and Diamonds said:
its really beautiful.
id wear it (if the bug died of natural causes)
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The bugs died naturally in this case. He gets them from a friend in Japan who breeds them, and when they die, he sends them over to this jewelry artist.
 
T L said:
The bugs died naturally in this case. He gets them from a friend in Japan who breeds them, and when they die, he sends them over to this jewelry artist.
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well then i have no hesitations in saying how beautiful the jewlery is
nature is the greatest artist
 
T L said:
And don’t forget, some people wear
Amber like Chrono said, with bugs in it. I just wonder if the color fades over time, since it is a very organic material.
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I think most of the "color" for beetles, like for butterfly wings, is structural and not pigment-based. So it's actually from light interference from the nanostructure (like microscopic ridges or layers or scales). So it shouldn't "fade" -- but if the structure degrades, there's no pigment to carry on the color.
 
I just saw gold gilt bumblebee wings still attached to the bee!!
 
stracci2000 said:
I have a pair of earrings made out of beetle wings very much like this.
I don't wear them, they are for sale in my booth at the antique mall. I'll take a photo when I get a chance.
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Here are the earrings. The hoops are sterling. I found them at a thrift store. I knew what they were right away. (Of course the thrift store didn't)
The color is beautiful.
I'm waiting for some edgy young lady to fall in love with with them.IMG_20191026_164622341.jpg
 
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