A few pictures from today of Green Tiger Beetle (Cicindela campestris).

The elytra showing the violet colours that run down to the legs.



This picture shows the violet legs and mouth-parts.



A close-up of the mouth.



A sun loving beetle that flies rapidly with a loud buzzing sound. May-August. Mainly in sandy areas where the larvae dig burrows and ambush ants and other crawling insects.

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Don't worry, be happy.
Sandy
Carried it in full, then carry it out empty.

superb close ups, dont fancy messing with those gnashers

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"I can resist everything except temptation"
Oscar Wilde

Have you seen an Ant Lion in action?

A thing of nightmare, for ants:

I enjoyed watching them in Sweden, years ago. Clever buggers. When you see them out of the sand you see why they stay hidden:

I'm guessing the Ant Lion was the idea behind that Star Wars beast, similar sand trap anyway: