Creepy Face With Jagged Strong Jaws

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All damselfly species of the family Calopterygidae ; the wolf spider of the family Lycosidae ; and the tiger beetle of the genus Cicindela are three types of insects that I often find in rocky river/tributary environments.

That observation led me to believe that the insect's habitat existed in such an environment.

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Instead of being small in stature, the last insect has a peculiar and frightening face.

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I recently caught golden-spotted tiger beetles (Cicindela aurulenta) along the Blang Kolam river in North Aceh, and this is a species of tiger beetle that belongs to the family Carabidae.

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The golden-spotted tiger beetle has strong serrated jaws, adores hunting ants, and frequently steals ant eggs. It possessed slender legs that allowed it to move rapidly and a pair of wings that allowed it to fly low.

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Because of their lethal jaws, several insects are scared of jumping spiders and other kinds of spiders. The tiger beetle, on the other hand, is an anomaly; I've seen it fight with a jumping spider, with the latter becoming prey.

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All of the images here are my own work, taken with Xiaomi POCO NFC smartphone and an assembled external macro lens.

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