Art by Alejandro Burdisio A row of prismatic beetles lines up for a croquet match, their carapaces glistening in hues of iridescent green, sapphire, and ruby. Each beetle’s exoskeleton is a mosaic of glowing veins, their surfaces reflecting light in impossible angles. Bosch’s close-up reveals their mandibles—sharp and precise, gripping flamingo-shaped mallets that glow faintly with a bioluminescent blue. Their antennae are tipped with glowing orbs that pulse in time with their movements, casting faint, shifting shadows on the ground. The air around them vibrates with the hum of their wings, creating faint ripples of light that linger in the air like afterimages. The croquet balls are made of glowing, translucent orbs that hum softly as they roll, leaving trails of shimmering light in their wake.