Beetle - True Form

A notorious animal due to their presence is the beetle. The one portrayed here, a "mayate", is a common sight in Mexico. These green beetles were linked by the ancient Aztecs to their underworld: Mictlan. This is an interesting idea, since they believed Mictlan to be a place of both renewal and decomposition. Something definitely curious, knowing that these insects occupy an important place in the ecosystem, breaking down old vegetal matter allowing it to return to the ground...