[ExI] evolution

[Dave Sill]

On Thu, Aug 10, 2017 at 3:49 PM, spike <spike66 at att.net> wrote:

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> That is their real color however.
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A good example of structural color.

This is a perfect example of why I wanted to have BillK’s entomology
> program running on my phone.
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> Comment from the Wiki site:
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> >…Although tiger beetles are not gregarious
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregarious>, many beetles may sometimes be
> seen in one suitable hunting area. The female lays her eggs in sandy
> patches, and the larvae <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larva> burrow into
> the ground after they hatch. Here they lie in wait until small arthropods
> pass by, at which time the larvae lunge out of their burrows at their prey
> like jack-in-the-boxes…
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That reminded me of antlions...until I watched the video.

That would be cool to see.  Had I known that, I would have looked around
> for a sandy area and arranged for a small arthropod to pass by.
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> Here’s a video of what they are calling the emerald tiger beetle, which is
> really a better name methinks.  Beetles generally don’t dart about, but
> this guy does:
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> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94wh7k87Vhs
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> Here’s a video of a larval campestris nabbing an ant.  Blump:
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> http://www.arkive.org/green-tiger-beetle/cicindela-
> campestris/video-09.html
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> Cool!
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Holy smokes, is that thing fast!


> Now, every time you see something like this, does it not make you marvel
> at our good fortune to have been born late enough in history that we have
> all this cool stuff right in front of us?  We don’t even need to hike up
> into the mountains as I did to get the original photo.  Just click and
> devour all that cool information.
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Yeah, we have libraries and librarians in our pockets.

Life… is… goooooood…
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There's still plenty of suck to go around, unfortunately.

-Dave
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