Tiger Beetle
Jim Phillips strikes again, this time with a photo of a tiger beetle. He writes:
“Finally got a free day to go out and try to get some bug pictures. I really hit the jackpot at the Middle Patuxent Environmental Area in Columbia, MD…
“Tiger Beetle: These guys are really difficult to get pictures of–they fly away at the slightest provocation. This guy landed near me while I was photographing a flower; I swiveled the camera towards him and managed to get one good picture.”
It seems to me that tiger beetles are made, at least in part, of awesome. So shiny… I wonder if the white flare on its back is the Sun, or the flash from Jim’s camera? At any rate, we need to get more tiger beetle pictures up in here.
Thanks Jim!
Slowly getting the site back onto an even keel. It's nice to get back into the old posting rhythm.
Jim Phillips said,
April 24, 2008 @ 10:08 am
That white flare on his back is, indeed, a reflection of the sun.
JFargo said,
April 24, 2008 @ 10:51 am
So THAT’S what those are! Very cool. I know they’re hard to get a picture of, and I’m amazed at the quality of this shot. I love their coloring. Nice one, Jim!
Entr0physt said,
April 24, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
Beautiful!
AJ said,
April 24, 2008 @ 12:41 pm
That’s so beautiful! Great picture, Jim. So glad you could snap it before it flew away
Dragoness said,
May 2, 2008 @ 1:02 am
I’ve seen these tiger beetles, and I have some in my collection… some of them do have an actual white spot on them. I think the spot on the beetle’s side could actually be a white spot and not flare…