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Punctured Tiger Beetle, Blue Color Morph -
Zandloopkever
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Cicindela punctulata ssp. chihuahuae

Image ID:
5722
Date: 
20/07/2014
Location: 
Chilchinbito,
Arizona,
USA
Description: 

When it becomes very hot and the sand reaches very high temperatures, these Tiger Beetles start hunting under the vegetation, where most of their prey tend to hide as well during the hottest parts of the day. A typical behaviour Tiger Beetles is that during the hottest parts of the day they tend to keep their body as fa as possible from the heath of the soil. This leads to nice images of fiercely posing individuals standing as high as possible on their legs.

Keywords: 
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punctured tiger beetle |
cicindela punctulata |
chihuahuae |
kever |
zandloopkever |
upland habitats |
dry soils |
packed soils |
sparse vegegation |
sparse grasses |
sandpits |
dunes |
dust roads |
vicinity of water |
edges of rivers |
ponds |
lakes |
hoogplateau habitats |
droge bodems |
gecompacteerde bodems |
schaarse begroeiing |
schaars verspreide grassen |
duinen |
pistes |
zandwegen |
nabijheid van water |
oevers van rivieren |
plassen |
meren |
reservoirs
Category: 
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Cicindelini - Tiger Beetles |
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USA |
Chilchinbito
Image type: 
Digital
Link to image:
http://bernardvanelegem.com/image/punctured-tiger-beetle-blue-color-morph-10

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