This beautiful iridescent green tiger beetle is the commonest of the five British tiger beetles. It belongs to the family of ground beetles,
Carabidae. This 12 to 13mm long insect is long-legged, with large mandibles making it a formidable predator. It prefers dry, sandy places and can be seen between May and October. The larvae are also carnivorous digging burrows from which the ambush ants and other ground-living insects. The above image was taken at Witherslack, Cumbria, 27.9.11.
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