#tiger beetles

[platycryptus]

tiger beetle larva shenanigans

(probably Cicindela repanda- Massachusetts, 6/24/22)

these guys are pretty unusual among beetle grubs in that they hunt visually, watching for movement with four beady eyes before bursting out of their burrow to grab passing prey. They can’t seem to tell the difference between a bug and a blade of grass though.

tiger beetle larvae don‘t normally leave their burrows, but if you dig them up they curl up, brace their head against their butt and snap open to jump away. Another species, the endangered Habroscelimorpha dorsalis, lives on beaches and escapes from parasitoid wasps by curling into a wheel and rolling away on the wind.

#beetles #cicindela #tiger beetles #carabidae #coleoptera #bugs #bronzed tiger beetle #cicindela repanda #bugblr #insects #entomology #biology

[rattyexplores]

Ground beetle spotted in a puddle.

Found a few this time of year.

04/12/23 - Myriochila semicincta

QLD:WET - Rainforest nursery

#invertblr #invertebrates #Arthropoda #Arthropods #bugblr #bugs #bug #bugs tw #insects #insectblr #insecta #insect #insects tw #entomology #Myriochila semicincta #Cicindelinae #Tiger Beetles #Carabidae #Ground Beetles #beetles #coleoptera #gifs

[antiqueanimals]

Elements of Zoölogy: A Text-book. Written by Sanborn Tenney. 1875.

Internet Archive

#bugs #insects #beetles #tiger beetles

[uncharismatic-fauna]

Uncharismatic Fact of the Day

Most insects can’t move very fast over due to their limited size and number of legs. The fastest runner is the Australian tiger beetle, which can reach a top speed of 9 km/hr (5.5 mph). This may not seem fast to us, but Cicindela hudsoni is only 2cm long, this means they’re travelling 120 body lengths per second. If a 6ft human were to travel at the same rate, they’d be going at 1160 km/h (720 mph)!

(Image: An Australian tiger beetle (Cicindela (Rivacindela) hudsoni) by Georg Stelzner)

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#australian tiger beetle #Coleoptera #Carabidae #tiger beetles #ground beetles #beetles #insects #arthropods #uncharismatic facts

[arthropoda-artistry]

Mate guarding Cicindela limbalis

#taken from my sketchbook #pen drawings #tiger beetles #felix fucking loves bugs

[bowelfly]

more birthday bug ko-fi doodles! thanks to everyone who contributed to my birthday treat fund.

#bflyart #bug doodles #opiliones #caddo agilis #tiger beetle #portia #salticidae #jumping spider #penis worm #mantis #rhinoceros beetle #dynastes #centipede #crawdad #attelabus #weevil #not to brag but that portia was for adrian tchaikovsky #tfw a favorite author gives you liquor money

[apsciencebydan]

GREETINGS, MORTALS

(Unicolored Tiger Beetle, Cicindela scutellaris unicolor)

10/10/23

#nature #animals #bugblr #photography #science #invertebrates #entomology #beetles #tiger beetle #wwdits

[onenicebugperday]

Eastern beach tiger beetle, Habroscelimorpha dorsalis, Cicindelinae

Found in the eastern and southern coastal United States

Photos 1-2 by Sean McCann, 3 by mhedin, and 4 by tomkennedy

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #beetle #ground beetle #tiger beetle #eastern beach tiger beetle #one nice bug

[cnestus]

tiger beetle

#coleoptera #carabidae #cicindelinae #tiger beetle

[hankwag93]

A six-spotted tiger beetle from a hike on 5/6/23.

#nature #canon #outdoors #new york #wildlife photography #wildlife #upstateny #nys #nywildlife #macro #insects #bugs #beetle #Coleoptera #tiger beetle #six spotted tiger beetle #predator #invertebrates #newyork #rochester #rochesterny #585 #spring #may

[pelagodes]

Oh how I love u six-spotted tiger beetle

#tiger beetle #entomology #insects #beetle #beetleposting #Cicindela sexguttata

[antiqueanimals]

Life and her Children: Glimpses of Animal Life from the Amoeba to the Insects. Illustration by Edwin Wilson. 1882.

#bugs #insects #antlions #oil beetles #tiger beetles #carrion beetles #dragonflies #butterflies #arachnids #spiders #Edwin Wilson

[herpsandbirds]

Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris), family Cicindelidae, Albania

photograph by Frank Hecker

#tiger beetle #cicindela #cicindelidae #beetle #insect #coleoptera #entomology #animals #nature #europe

[several-flies]

@onenicebugperday big fella! iNatralist says its a greater night-staliking tiger beetle, which is the coolest name ever.

#creature #bug #beetle #greater night stalking tiger beetle #lovely fellow

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

I was talking about this with a friend the other day, but I've decided to incorporate it into my view of canon.

If a character is queer in one canon, to me, they are in every version.

Leonard Snart is queer in Arrowverse? Congratulations, he is in the comics too now. Dick Grayson is bi in the Gotham Knights franchise? He is everywhere else now. Kal and Lex are gay on Earth 32? Beetle and Booster are in TTG? Bart Allen is on YJ? Guess what! They are everywhere now.

#tiger talks #dc comics #canon queer characters #queering the characters #leonard snart #dick grayson #clark kent #lex luthor #clex #boostle #blue beetle #booster gold #bart allen #gotham knights game

[vrgssmncht]

Fishing spider's first visit to the ocean with his friend the tiger beetle! He got bored with his riverside environment and the tales of the ocean from his friend got to his head and there they went ☀️🐟

#I truly miss the ocean #the marine life #incredible #dolomedes #apparently we have fishing spider on the river near my uni based on my mentor.. #I shall search for em soon #2023 #digital art #arthropod #spiders #arachnid #anthro art #insect #bug people #anthro insect #bugblr #fish #flying fish #exocoetidae #tiger beetle #medibang #indonesian artist #experimenting a lot here #ahhh 2023 #art #digital illustration #illustration #wildlife art #kinda #ocean