Tiger Beetle(C.K.)

You can remember what a Tiger Beetle looks like by its very strong fore wings. Those wings are called elytra. The fore wings cover the softer wings used for flying. When the Tiger Beetle is realxed, the fore wings regularly meet in a straight line in the middle of the back. When they are larvae they don't look like adults, they completely change into a different form.

These beetles are the most easiest to recognize. They are very hard to catch. They are extremely active and alert. They run very fast unlike any other beetles. They can take flight in less than a second. All Tiger Beetles are the same size. The ways they are recognized are by their switft actions, large pointy jaw, antennae that rises from the top of its head, long skinny legs that hold the body sort of high off, narrow thorax and broad. Their colors are green, violet, or orange to grayish black. Their size ranges from 10-20 millimeters long.

The Tiger Beetle got its name from ambushing and devouring insects and small animals. The larvae are predators like the adults. They pop out of the ground and eat insects. Tiger Beetles are feroucious predators. They kill insects with their razor sharp jaws. The larvae are sun loving species. The adults burrow in the ground.

It crouches and stalks prey. When a small insect passes by it will attack and eat it at the spot. The way they resemble a tiger is because of its ferocity and stealth. It has been pushed out of its normal habitat like other animals in China and India. Tiger Beetles are on the threatened list for endangered animals. They spend nearly two years in the ground as larvae. Tiger Beetles have less places to live in to survive. The baby's job is feeding. Mating and egg laying begin after the adults come out of the ground. A female can lay up to 3 or 4 eggs with males are trying to mate with her at the same time.