Photo of the Week

Carabid Beetle
Carabid Beetle
Bembidion tetracolum, Carabidae
Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Nikon D5100, 105 mm f/2.8
March 21, 2014

This week’s photo is of the speedy little (7-8 mm) beetle, Bembidion tetracolum, I captured in the annex. I was able to use Alex Wild’s time out trick to get him to hold still long enough a few photos. The genus Bembidion is huge with over 1200 species worldwide with this diversity concentrated in temperate parts of the globe. Thanks to v belov and D.R. Maddison at BugGuide for the timely ID.

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