Rendezvous of Emerald Tiger Beetles, A pair of mating emera…

A pair of mating emerald green tiger beetles (Cicindelinae) that we spotted on the same decaying log along a pathway inside Venus Drive, Singapore. With bulging eyes and scary large mandibles, they look fierce little creatures of the forest that seem ready to jump at you and bite. But these are typically harmless predators. Though they seem to pounce on their preys like predacious tigers, hence their name. Tiger beetles are also known to be very agile and fast runners among insects.

Tiger mating hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Omus dejeani, Dejean's night-stalking tiger beetle. These are one of the largest tiger beetle species native to the United States, and with mandibles

Whispers in Nature

Myriochila distinguenda - Wikipedia

Macro Monday: Mating Bronzed Tiger Beetles – Lurching Toward Oblivion

National Audubon Society - What's everyone raven about? Why, National Bird Day, of course! Tell us which im-peck-able birds you're excited to encounter.

Tiger mating hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

BC Beetles: The Tiger Beetles of British Columbia

Tiger mating hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Male and female beetles hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy

Prodontria lewisi (2), Mating pair of Cromwell chafer beetl…

Tiger Beetles, fast and furious

Mating pair of North America's largest beetle, Dynastes granti (Photo