Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle
Tetracha carolina
A nocturnal tiger beetle often found running over muddy banks, wet sand, and open ground near lights or water in the southeastern United States. It hunts small insects and other invertebrates with large sickle-like mandibles, relying on sudden bursts of speed to overtake prey. Its metallic green to bronze body helps it blend into damp, dark substrates at night. Like other tiger beetles, it has powerful flight wings under its hard wing covers, but it most often fights on foot with quick lunges and bites.
- Type
- Fang / Swift
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Carolina Metallic Tiger Beetle