Queen Paola of Belgium needed a little something to spruce up her palace, so she hired Jan Fabre to redecorate her main reception room, known as the Hall of Mirrors. Jan Fabre was an amazing artist with an affinity for animals and insects. He finally decided the Thai Jewel Beetles were perfect, with their iridescent wings and graceful curves, planned to covered the entire ceiling of the hall and it's chandelier. He would only need about 1.4 of the amazing beetle wing's cases. The bugs wing cases are of made of chitin, a durable material that does not degrade over time, nor will their color fade. It took over 3 years to collect the beetles from restaurant kitchens in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The bug's meat is eaten in various cultures. Today, the ceiling is known as 'Heaven of Delight'
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