Invertebrates > Beetles
The Western Tiger Beetle (Cicindela oregona) is a lightning-fast, voracious predatory insect that reigns supreme on sun-drenched river sandbars and lake margins across the American West. Capable of sprinting at speeds that make it physically blind because its eyes...
Invertebrates > Insects
The Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris) is one of the most ferocious, brilliantly colored, and blisteringly fast predatory insects native to the Western Palearctic. Resplendent in a metallic, iridescent emerald-green cuticle adorned with cream-colored spots,...
Invertebrates > Beetles
The Bombardier Beetle (Brachinus crepitans) is a small, unassuming European ground beetle of the family Carabidae that possesses one of the most astonishing, high-tech chemical weapons in the entire animal kingdom. Measuring less than half an inch in length, this...
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