Shiny Buggie!!!

[lavendertook]

This is a six spotted tiger beetle I spotted in May by Greenbelt Lake. This pretty little thing's body was less than a centimeter. I don't see them that often, but it's always a joy to spot such rich green iridescence, and this one was nice enough to pose for me for a couple of minutes. Enjoy! (-:





This pic gives you a better look at this fellow's mean ivory mandibles.

Comments

[shirebound]

Look at that color! He reminds me of the Japanese Beetles that were all over the rosebushes where I grew up.

[lavendertook.livejournal.com]

It's such a pure, shiny green. (-: This fellow is half the size of those, much shinier, and not destructive of crops, being a fiercesome little predator.