see also: Tiger Beetles Album
The tiger beetles are skittish and fast. It is almost impossible to take close proximity shots during the day time. They are well known for their running speed, the fastest indeed in the insect world.
Reference site:
http://carabidae.org/taxa/cicindelinae
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| Face to face with a tiger beetle (taken at night), Cicindela aurulenta. |
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| Cicindela aurulenta |
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| Sometimes it uses its powerful jaws to clamp on leaf or branch when sleeping |
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| Therates dimidiatus |
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| Cylindera versicolor |
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| Cylindera discreta |
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| Neocollyris cf. bonellii |
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| Neocollyris sp |
http://carabidae.org/taxa/cicindelinae
