Watch: IFS officer's video showing Golden Tortoise Beetle flying goes viral
Golden Tortoise Beetle Photograph:( Twitter )
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An IFS officer Susanta Nanda took to Twitter to share a video of three Golden Tortoise Beetle preparing to take a flight from someone's palm
Hve you ever seen a tortoise fly? Or seen a golden tortoise the size of a fly? What if we told you there is a combination of all of these traits in one species?
A social media video has left people amazed and shocked at the sight of 'Golden Tortoise Beetle' flying.
An IFS officer Susanta Nanda took to Twitter to share a video of three Golden Tortoise Beetle preparing to take a flight from someone's palm.
With a caption reading, "Sometimes, all that glitters is gold.", he showed the video of three Golden Tortoise Beetle found in Southeastern Asia.
Sometimes, all that glitters is gold.
— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) March 8, 2021
The Golden Tortoise Beetle found in the Southeastern Asia.
🎥: Thokchom Sony pic.twitter.com/nGb1gh7sQ0
The original video has been caught by an artist from Manipur, Thokchom Sony.
After the video, shared by the IFS officer went viral, another Twitter user shared a similar sighting in his hometown at Satna Madhya Pradesh.
I found the same in my hometown at Satna Madhya pradesh pic.twitter.com/2jtNI68g8c
— Anil Payasi (@payasi_anil) March 11, 2021
The tortoise beetles, which are usually 5-7 millimetres in length, are often spotted in Southeast Asia, especially in the evenings.
