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Tuesday now which means it's extreme creature day and today's creature is the Tiger Beetle.
This is Australia's fastest insect with a top running speed of 9km/h which for its size is the same as a human running 700km/h, wow that's fast. In fact it moves so fast that while running it goes blind because its brain can't process the visual images quickly enough.
Tiger beetles are a large group of beetles, from the Cicindelinae subfamily, known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest known species of tiger beetle, Rivacindela hudsoni, can run at a speed of 9 km/h, or about 125 body lengths per second.
Lovely colours on the beetle, but if one came running toward me, I'd be running, screaming at the top of my lungs, in the other direction! :-O :-D
ReplyDeleteWhen I first saw the subfamily name I thought it said Cinderella. Obviously I don't have to speed for mu brain not to keep up.
ReplyDeleteIt looks scary. At such speed, it could just hit anything. I wouldn't want to have this coming towards me at such high speed. I don't think I would be able to avoid it or run faster than this insect.
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