tiger beetle

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tiger beetle (plural tiger beetles)

  1. Any active, carnivorous beetle (species) of the subfamily Cicindelinae.
    Most tiger beetle larvae tunnel in the soil.
    • 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae[1]:
      I also noticed a couple of tiger beetle larval burrows in the hard-packed sandy soil and found a long, thin plant stem to “fish” the larvae out.

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