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Tiger Beetle High Stance - Cicindela sexguttata
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Tiger Beetle High Stance - Cicindela sexguttata
Ste Adele, Quebec, Canada
May 14, 2007

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Tiger Beetle Attack - Cicindela sexguttata Tiger Beetle High Stance - Cicindela sexguttata
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Contributed by RobertGanz on 15 May, 2007 - 9:43am

Thermoregulation.
Beetle is probably trying to avoid scorching by lifting its body as high as possible. Might also give it better field of vision in searching for prey. Tiger beetles, when giving chase, can literally outrun their vision, having to stop periodically to re-focus.
… Eric R. Eaton, 15 May, 2007 - 12:52pm login or register to post comments

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