In parts of Mexico, jewel beetles ​ — aptly named — ​ are outfitted with glued - on bits of colored glass and beads and turned into living brooches, tethered to their owner’s clothing with a short chain.
Meksikā no krāšņvabolēm pat darina dzīvas piespraudes — uz vaboles muguras uzlīmē krāsainas pērlītes un stikla gabaliņus, un vaboles īpašniece rotu smalkā ķēdītē piestiprina pie apģērba.