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Tiger Beetle Butt - Cicindela punctulata - female
Copyright © 2004 Jay Cossey

Tiger Beetle Butt - Cicindela punctulata - Female
North East, Ohio, USA
June 28, 2004
Size: less than 3/4"
Is this Tiger Beetle laying eggs, or answering some other call of nature?
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Contributed by Jay Cossey on 17 March, 2005 - 1:12pm
Last updated 24 April, 2005 - 7:00am

moved
moved to the guide pages.
… Lynette Schimming, 24 April, 2005 - 7:01am login or register to post comments

Yes.
It is so tempting to play with the gullibility of the novices...:-) Yes, this is a female Cicindela punctulata ovipositing. Nice behavioral image, Jay.
… Eric R. Eaton, 17 March, 2005 - 2:38pm login or register to post comments

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