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Dead Arid Land Tiger Beetle attacked by Harvester Ant -
Dode Zandloopkever Door Mier Aangevallen
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Cicindela marutha, Ellipsoptera marutha

Image ID:
5726
Date: 
19/07/2014
Location: 
Monument Valley,
Utah,
USA
Description: 

The dead specimen of Ellipsoptera marutha belongs to the green color morph. Green idividuals often tend to become more bluish-colored after they died.

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Image type: 
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