Macro image of a Festive Tiger Beetle. (Cicindela scutellaris) Ð this Festive Tiger Beetle specimen was found on top of a butte in Badlands National Park that had ancient windblown sand at its crest, very different from the rest of the gumbo soils of the park. Here this sand specialist can build its long burrows up to 2 feet deep. They also have a very strong appetite for other insects. Credit: , USGS.

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Size: 5138px × 3744px
Location: United States of America, Badlands National Park
Photo credit: © digitaleye / USGS / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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