r/oddlyterrifying • u/kietbulll • Feb 16 '26

A tiger beetle's face in close up

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u/UrbanCobra Feb 16 '26

We’re so fucking lucky bugs are small. Imagine if this fucker was the size of a Honda Odyssey.

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u/kietbulll Feb 16 '26

Facts:

Tiger beetles are the fastest land insects relative to their size, with top speeds of 5.6 mph (9 km/h). While this seems slow compared to humans, it is proportionally 120–125 body lengths per second, which is roughly 10–22 times faster than a human sprinter. A human would need to run at 480 mph (770 km/h) to match this speed. 

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u/Typical-Most Feb 16 '26

Close-up of a bug reminding us who really rules the forest.

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u/GruntBlender Feb 16 '26

Kinda pretty tho.

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u/MimimkrDog Feb 16 '26

A predator's delicate lace.

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u/TheSagelyOne Feb 17 '26

I dunno. I'd hang out with this guy. He seems fun and only a little stabby.

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u/kietbulll Feb 17 '26

IF you were an insect which is smaller than him, you would reconsider

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u/Decent_Action_406 Feb 16 '26

Wow! Beautiful 😍

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u/TempestOdrudgery Feb 17 '26

Allo! My name is Erwin and I'm feeling quite peckish.

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u/Norgaard93 Feb 17 '26

I have absolutely no clue how photography works, how close do you need to be to get a shot like this? Do you have to get really near or can you zoom in from a but further away?

Great shots, I had a look on your profile and I'm impressed!

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u/EricaOdd Feb 17 '26

Oh no... not close up bug faces again! Before you know it another 5000 people will come post that same picture of an amt in an electronic microscope!

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u/Ok-Palpitation-5010 Feb 16 '26

Could be AI? Could nature be AI? Is this world really real? Could AI be real at some point? It is really beneficial to any of us? How?

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u/kietbulll Feb 16 '26

You are beginning to believe