Emerald Factory - _TNY_6802
Just a pair of green tiger beetles (Cicindela campestris) in the process of making more tiger beetles in Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park, south of Stockholm, Sweden.
This shot is nice in that you can easily see how much larger the male's mandibles are - I do however not know if they are larger for hunting purposes as well and not just for holding on to the missus.
Emerald Factory - _TNY_6802
Just a pair of green tiger beetles (Cicindela campestris) in the process of making more tiger beetles in Åva-Stensjödal in Tyresta National Park, south of Stockholm, Sweden.
This shot is nice in that you can easily see how much larger the male's mandibles are - I do however not know if they are larger for hunting purposes as well and not just for holding on to the missus.