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Cicindela aurulenta
About 10mm large, blue and metallic green, with six large yellow spots. It has big prominent compound eyes & large jaws.
Spotted at Tanjung Puting National Park - Kalimantan, Borneo - Indonesia
Tiger beetles are a large group of beetles known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest species of tiger beetle can run at a speed of 9 km/h (5.6 mph). Tiger beetles are so fast that they go blind while running, partly because their eyes are not able to gather enough photons to form an image during high speed and partly because the visual information is coming in faster than their brain can process, which is the reason for their stop and start movements, as they need to stop now and then for a few milliseconds to relocate their prey and surroundings.
Spotted on Apr 13, 2017
Submitted on May 18, 2017
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