a rare lophyra fasciculicornis tiger beetle traversing its sandy environment in south africa

carabidae crawling daylight ground unique adapted arachnid arthropod beetle biodiversity camouflage close conservation diurnal dry ecology ecosystem endemic entomology environment environmental science fauna level habitat insect invertebrate lophyra fasciculicornis markings natural nature observation outdoor predator rare sand sandy terrain soil south africa species spider study sunlit survival taxonomy terrestrial tiger wildlife zoology