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Western Tiger Beetle

Cicindela oregona

The Western Tiger Beetle is a shiny, fast bug with beautiful green and blue colors. They love to run around in sunny places and are great at catching their food!

生息地: Sandy areas

外見

The Western Tiger Beetle is a slender insect with a metallic body that gleams green, bronze, or coppery. It often has distinctive cream or yellow markings on its wing covers. Its large, bulging eyes and prominent, sickle-shaped mandibles set it apart.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaColeopteraCarabidaeCicindela
Western Tiger Beetle
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Western Tiger Beetle

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Its larvae are fierce ambush predators, digging burrows to surprise passing prey.

They are part of a group with over 2,600 species, found nearly worldwide!

This beetle sometimes pauses while running because its brain can't keep up with its leg speed!

Tiger beetles are considered bioindicators, meaning their presence can show a habitat's health.

特殊能力

能力

Blazing Pursuit

Western Tiger Beetle can run incredibly fast, reaching up to 9 km/h, because of powerful legs that help them chase down quick prey.

能力

Eagle Eyes

Western Tiger Beetle has large, bulging compound eyes that help them spot tiny moving insects from a distance.

能力

Grasping Jaws

Western Tiger Beetle has strong, sharp mandibles that help them quickly capture and crush their insect prey.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
25-32 mm
サイズ
12-16 mm
寿命
60-120 日
飛行速度
20 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These speedy hunters are insectivores, mostly eating small bugs they catch with their powerful jaws.

年齢による違い: Larvae are ambush predators from burrows; adults are free-ranging pursuit hunters.

主な食物

  • flies
  • ants
  • small caterpillars
  • aphids
  • spiders

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

hunts

fruit fly

Drosophila melanogaster

Adult beetles actively pursue.

hunts

silky ant

Formica fusca

Common prey item for adults.

eaten by

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

A common predator in its range.

eaten by

American Robin

Turdus migratorius

Birds can snatch these beetles.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Be careful not to touch insects, as they can be delicate.

よくある質問

Western Tiger Beetleの翼開長は何ですか?

25-32 mm

Western Tiger Beetleのサイズは何ですか?

12-16 mm

Western Tiger Beetleの寿命は何ですか?

60-120 日

Western Tiger Beetleの飛行速度は何ですか?

20 km/h

Western Tiger Beetleは何を食べますか?

These speedy hunters are insectivores, mostly eating small bugs they catch with their powerful jaws.

Western Tiger Beetleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Sandy areas

Western Tiger Beetleはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Western Tiger Beetleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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