Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Wikipedia picture of the day for December 15

Tiger beetle

Tiger beetles are a large group of beetles known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest species of tiger beetle can run at a speed of 9 km/h (5.6 mph), or about 125 body lengths per second. As of 2005, about 2,600 species and subspecies are known, with the richest diversity in the Indomalayan realm, followed by the Neotropics.

Photograph: Muhammad Mahdi Karim

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