Description
Create your own 3D paper jewel beetle interior decoration with this do-it-yourself kit
Build not one, not two, but three shiny jewel beetles with this DIY kit! These jewel beetles are smaller than our regular Jewel Beetle 3D puzzle, but exactly that makes them the perfect addition. Build the beetles alone or together with loved ones, either way you’ll end up with an eye-catching piece of home decor you’ll proudly display. Implementing insect life into your home decoration is fun and animal friendly in this way.
The Jewel Beetles 3x kit contains:
- 1 black template for the bodies
- 1 coloured template for the wings
- Adhesives
- A sheet with clear instructions
You don’t need any scissors or craft knife to assemble these paper jewel beetles yourself!
After assembling you can add a few dots of glue to keep your beetles in the most perfect shape, but it is not necessary.
Use the adhesives to secure your 3D paper creation in a frame.
Our Paper Jewel Beetles 3x kit is easy to build!
Looking for a bigger challenge? Try our single paper insect 3D puzzle kits.
Jewel Beetle facts:
The Scientific Name of the Jewel beetle is Buprestidae. Jewel Beetles are beautiful little insects in bright glossy iridescent colours. Due to their vibrant colours, people often use them in beetle jewellery and decoration in asian countries. When they are larvae, they generally favour to eat dead branches. Some adult Jewel Beetle therefore love recently burned forests to lay their eggs. They can sense pine wood smoke from up to 50 miles away and can see infrared light, helping them to get closer to the forest fire.
Jewel beetles are among the largest families of beetles and over 15,500 species have been identified! Jewel beetles can range in length from 3 to 80 mm, although the majority of the species are under 20 mm. Their bodies are oval-shaped, flat, and they have a pair of serrate antennae protruding from the head. Most jewel beetles are active during the day and spend the night nestled under leaves and other plant material. Jewel beetles are herbivores and subsist on a diet of leaves, nectar, stems, roots, and other kinds of plants including trees and grasses.
