MEET OUR BLUE FEIGNING DEATH BEETLES: What makes Blue Death Feigning Beetles blue? These beetles have adapted to desert climates and can be found in southwestern deserts in the United States such as the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. They produce a blue waxy coating to cover their otherwise black body to create a seal that prevents them from losing water. They get their name from their defense strategy. When they feel threatened, they will flip over onto their back and stick their legs up in the ai