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Cicindela campestris, commonly called the green tiger beetle, is a widespread Eurasian species of tiger beetle. Adults are 12-15mm long. The body is green, varying in tone from light to dark, spotted with cream-coloured patches, and in bright sunlight are somewhat irridescent. The eyes are blackish; the legs are brown with whitish hairs. The antennae are long and straight, not clubbed. The adults are sun-loving. They live in places with dry soils (sandy or chalky), appearing from March to October. Like other tiger beetles, they run fast on their long legs and are most often seen on bare ground, in Britain typically on heather moorland. They can fly fast, making a loud buzzing noise. The larvae are carnivorous. They dig burrows from where they ambush ground-living insects such as ants.
V's 2, 3 & 4 were taken indoors, as this chappie wouldn't keep still for me, I managed to get him onto a dry leaf to take him outside for a quick grab shot in V.1.
| Camera: | Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7 |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | cicindela campestris |
| Username: | 
CarolG |
| Uploaded: | 8 Feb 2013 - 6:02 AM |
| Tags: | Beetle, Close-up, Close-up / macro, Flash / lighting, General, Macro, Nature, Wildlife, Wildlife / nature |
| Votes: | 83 |
 | Variant - Tests |
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Lovely stuff again Carol. And another marvelous wee beastie, what a gorgeous colour.
Andy
Another stunning capture. V1 and V4 for me - hard to choose.
What an interesting looking critter.
Is it rare that they have arty looking blotches...
Most critters I see over here are pretty symmetrical.....
Four beauties
What wonderful colours Carol - v1 works best for me
Helen
One to look out for in May, thank you for these fine portraits that will help me in my quest.
stunning set of shot my peronal fave is v4 ! i just love the angle and the exceptional clarity in the fine detail
Super set Carol, V1 a bit special and my favourite,
Fred.
Not seen one of these before. v1 in a natural setting looks so good, and beautifully presented, Carol.
Dave
Very good captures carol V1 for me.
Regards
Trev.
Four superbly detailed close-ups of this colourful critter 
Lavina
He's a beautiful beetle Carol - the shot in v4 is superb for showing all the detail of the insect, and I like the frontal low pov.
Anne
What a beautiful and colourful bug...and well done on getting him to sit still long enough to get this delightful set, Carol
Trev
Hello Carol, you wouldn't have time to eat or sleep out here with all the insect life. Spiders as big as your first! Still trying to upload when I can. The little bird I put up today feeds on the wing as well as settling briefly to get the nectar. Only about 3 inches long. Super detail in your uploads as usual. Sylvia
A most impressive set of macros Carol, v1 takes some beating and would make the Big O green with envy!
I like no 1 best for the natural camouflage, but the indoor detail is better of course.
Very interesting write up,too!
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