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Six Spotted Tiger Beetle

Six Spotted Tiger Beetle

This is a view of the Tiger Beetles shredding mouth parts. They can literally shred prey into small pieces for bit size consumption. It was hard to get this s...
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This is a view of the Tiger Beetles shredding mouth parts. They can literally shred prey into small pieces for bit size consumption. It was hard to get this shot because they rarely stand still. The mouth parts would fit well into a horror movie.
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Canon EOS 40D

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Aperture f/7.1 ISO 320 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 180/1

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Ellerbe, North Carolina, US

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Jul, 2020

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