Six-spotted tiger beetles ( Cicindela sexguttata ) by larose forest photos


20-MAY-2017	Christine Hanrahan

Lots of these beetles yesterday. They tend to fly along the path in front of you, land, then just as you aim the camera, take off again!

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Dan Greenberg		12-Sep-2018 18:25
That is the story of my life with practically everything. The moment I go for my camera, they take off. Great capture here, Christine. ~V~

Pierre		04-Jul-2017 12:43
Pas facile de photographier ces petites bestioles aux couleurs fluorescentes! V

Irene Wehrli		30-Jun-2017 07:32
Love is... Beautiful colors, nice capture! Irene

LynnH		22-May-2017 20:19
Love their coloration. Arm in arm is cute. :) V

Jean D		22-May-2017 17:41
Great capture. ~V

Blandine Mangin		22-May-2017 17:05
beautiful !v

Helen Betts		22-May-2017 15:33
Love that iridescent color in this sharp capture. V.

Walter Otto Koenig		22-May-2017 15:09
Wonderful detail. The textures and colors are fascinating. "V"

Pierre Martin		22-May-2017 13:25
one of my fav, beautiful scene and capture!

Ika Zinka Eferl		22-May-2017 12:16
Very nice action shot! V

Hank Vander Velde		22-May-2017 12:04
Nice shot of this very shiny pair Christine.

Stephanie		22-May-2017 11:37
Such pretty little things! Too bad they're scary bugs! ;) V

Kuriacose Joseph		22-May-2017 11:24
These were around on our trails a few weeks ago. I noticed the same behavior. You got some great shots.

barbarajoy		22-May-2017 11:02
Marvellous image of these jewels! In Australia we call these (or very similar) Christmas Beetles, because they appear at that time and look like Christmas decorations!

Patrick Goossens		22-May-2017 08:14
I know they are hard to catch. I go down on the ground on my belly and move forward on my elbows. This is a very good capture of them

Juliette		22-May-2017 08:12
wonderful action-capture V

Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal		22-May-2017 06:39
Beautiful action shot, great work. V

Chris		22-May-2017 06:24
The metallic green is a wonderful colour. I imagine it's warning of a bad taste for predators.

MarcViskens		22-May-2017 04:52
Very pretty Christine

joseantonio		22-May-2017 04:10
excellent details in this lovely capture.V.

Nirvan Hope		22-May-2017 03:26
Fabulous close-up of this very friendly pair of iridescent beauties.

Carl Carbone		22-May-2017 02:47
Great close-up! I hear they pack a nasty bite, too.

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