Face to Face: Ghost Tiger Beetle (Ellipsoptera lepida) Larose Forest, Limoges, Ontario, Canada. Conservation Status: imperiled (N2N3) in Canada (NatureServe).
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/9.0 28.0 mm 1/400 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
At an inland sand dune the Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa ssp. generosa) is at hunt & play throughout the Pinhey Sand Dune Complex, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Canon EOS M100 • EF-M28mm f/3.5 MACRO IS STM • ƒ/8.0 28.0 mm 1/320 100 Flash (off, did not fire)
Eastern Sand Tiger Beetle (Cicindela formosa generosa) Pinhey Sand Dune Complex, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada:
Does anyone else have a fondness for these wonderful beetles? Would love to see your macros.
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141021-the-fastest-insect-in-the-world