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πŸͺ² Beetles

Night-Stalking Tiger Beetle

Omus dejeanii

About

A flightless nocturnal tiger beetle from western North America with a matte black body. Unlike its diurnal relatives, it hunts by stealth on the forest floor at night.

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Did You Know?

While most tiger beetles are colorful, fast-flying daytime hunters, this species has abandoned flight entirely for a nocturnal ground-hunting lifestyle.