SINGAPORE – Perched on foliage, a darkling beetle can easily go unnoticed.
At a glance, the insect can appear to be the unassuming shades of black and brown to the naked eye.
But soon, the little critter – often mere millimetres long – will command a large presence in the room, with its kaleidoscope of colours on display, towering over viewers at about 2m tall.
Between Jan 17 and April 19, the public can walk among 37 giant, magnified portraits of insects at the ArtScience Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Marina Bay Sands said in a statement on Dec 18.
Titled Insects: Microsculptures Magnified, the display allows visitors to examine colours, textures and anatomical structures that often remain invisible, even up close.
It was created in collaboration with the American Museum of Natural History and supported by scientific research from local institutions, including Nanyang Technological University (NTU), the National University of Singapore and A*STAR, Marina Bay Sands said.
