Tiger beetles are some of the most colorful and fastest animals on Earth
If you decide to go on your own tiger beetle hunt, you will want to get a guide. These books tell you where you can find tiger beetles and help you identify what you found. You never know, you might find an undiscovered beetle and maybe even help give it a name.
Don't have time to get out to hunt for some tiger beetles of your own? Check out the Zoom Gallery of these amazing animals.
Take a closer look at just a few of these amazing animals.
Cicindela lengi lengi (Blowout Tiger Beetle) |
Cincindela scutellaris rugata (Festive Tiger Beetle) |
Cincindela circumpicta johnsoni (Cream-edged Tiger Beetle) |
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Bibliographic details:
- Article: Colorful Tiger Beetles
- Author(s): Tim Elser
- Publisher: Arizona State University School of Life Sciences Ask A Biologist
- Site name: ASU - Ask A Biologist
- Date published: November 12, 2009
- Date accessed: September 11, 2024
- Link: https://askabiologist.asu.edu/colorful-tiger-beetles
APA Style
Tim Elser. (2009, November 12). Colorful Tiger Beetles. ASU - Ask A Biologist. Retrieved September 11, 2024 from https://askabiologist.asu.edu/colorful-tiger-beetles
Chicago Manual of Style
Tim Elser. "Colorful Tiger Beetles". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 12 November, 2009. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/colorful-tiger-beetles
Tim Elser. "Colorful Tiger Beetles". ASU - Ask A Biologist. 12 Nov 2009. ASU - Ask A Biologist, Web. 11 Sep 2024. https://askabiologist.asu.edu/colorful-tiger-beetles
MLA 2017 Style
Tiger beetles are ferocious predators.
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