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Go, green tiger!

20 Saturday May 2023

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British tiger beetles, Cicindela campestris, Green tiger beetle, metallic beetles, Slade Wood

This was the third Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) I saw during Wednesday’s wander around Gwent’s Slade Wood but the other two, true to their tiger name, sped off on their long legs before I could get close enough for photos. I think this one probably thought it was well enough camouflaged amongst the vegetation but a beam of sunlight reflecting off its iridescent green colouring gave it away. In fact, the genus name Cicindela is the Latin word for glowworm, which, presumably, is named for that metallic sheen. It’s a beautiful creature, though I do think it would be rather scary and quite intimidating if it were any more than 10-15mm long.

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Green tiger beetle

31 Monday May 2021

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Aberbargoed coal tip, Aberbargoed spoil tip, British beetles, Cicindela campestris, Green tiger beetle

Here’s another find from my visit to Aberbargoed, though not from the grasslands. My friend and I also had a good wander around the adjacent spoil tip, a huge reminder of the coal mining industry that used to dominate much of the Welsh Valleys and now home to an amazingly diverse range of flora and fauna.

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Last week’s walk produced my first ever Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris), a species I’ve wanted to see since marvelling at the wonderful photos I saw on Liam Old’s Twitter feed. (Liam is the founder and force behind the Colliery Spoil Biodiversity Initiative, which promotes the environmental value of spoil tips and the immense biodiversity these sites support.)

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