Tiger Beetle Gallery

Overview

Some of the fastest animals on Earth are below. That's right, if these tiny insects were as large as a horse they would be running 200 miles an hour.

These tiger beetle images were captured using a special microscope and software that takes many pictures at different depths and then builds a single sharp image. The work was done at the International Institute for Species Exploration. A special thanks to April Ramirez for her help with this gallery and to David Pearson for loaning these specimens from his personal collection.

To learn more about Dave Pearson and tiger beetles, visit Chasing Tiny Tigers.

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