food web that keeps everything else in balance.
So while you won’t want to snack on them (and try not to even touch them directly), there is nothing inherently wrong with allowing them to stick around. They are not out there devouring your plants on the scale that some pests are. They are mostly just going about their strange little lives, and adding a little color and oddity to the scene.
Not Every Blue is a Berry
The biggest takeaway is simple: believe your eyes but double check before you get any further involved than your eyes or mouth! An overly shiny blue thing in your garden is not always as it appears. Blueberries grow on specific shrubs, not out of random garden plants. If you find something bizarre there is a good chance it is bizarre.
Homaemus proteus and other jewel bugs remind us that nature loves to play
