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Article: Beetle mania: biologists are working to restore the northeastern beach tiger beetle to it's natural habitat.
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- National Parks
- Article date:
- July 1, 1997
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1997 National Parks Conservation Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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FROM ITS CROUCHING perch at the tidal line, a tiger beetle waits for its prey. When a sand flea or gnat passes by, the camouflaged beetle lunges and grabs its target like a tiger, clenching it between powerfull sickle-like mandibles and devouring it on the spot. The ferocity and stealth of the beetle are what link it to its feline namesake, and like the big cats of Asia and India, the tiger beetle has been extirpated from much of its original habitat.
Northeastern beach tiger beetles (Cicindela dorsalis dorsalis) once ranged from Cape Cod, Massachusetts, south along the eastern seaboard to the Chesapeake Bay. Today, only two populations occur naturally in New ...
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