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  1. DeepWoods

    DeepWoods In Flower

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    A Six spotted Tiger Beetle- Cicindela sexguttata...Have a blooming day! :stew1:

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    DeepWoods, Apr 4, 2012
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    WAAAAY COOL! now is this a destructive one or a beneficial beetle?
     
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    DeepWoods In Flower

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    It eats other insects. :stew2:
     
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    cherylad Countess of Cute-ification Plants Contributor

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    Looks like he's all dressed up and ready to go to a disco! :-D :-D
     
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    carolyn Strong Ash

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    Most excellent! I love to hear that. Do they live here? I have seen some emeraldish beetles before, but don't know if this is one of them though.
     
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    DeepWoods In Flower

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    They do live in your area...Their range is
    SE. Canada and E. US, incl. Great Plains states, but they are absent from the Gulf Coast area.
     
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    Oh he is a beauty,..just look at those spiky grips on his legs,..great pictures.
     
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    Jerry Sullivan Garden Experimenter Plants Contributor

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    Something to look for on my next walk through the woods. I surprised the color does not make it an easy target for predators but apparently that is not the case.

    Jerry
     
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    What a neat brooch!
     
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    DeepWoods In Flower

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    THanks for the kind and funny comments! :D :stew1: :stew2:
     
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