Cicindela columbica
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Cicindela columbica, commonly known as the Columbia River tiger beetle, is a species of tiger beetle
endemic to the United States
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Tiger beetle
The tiger beetles are a large group of beetles known for their aggressive predatory habits and running speed. The fastest species of tiger beetle can run at a speed of 9 km/h , which, relative to its body length, is about 22 times the speed of former Olympic sprinter Michael Johnson, the...
endemic to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Source
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Cicindela columbica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 August 2007.