Puritan+tiger+beetle+mating

====Puritan tiger beetles spend over 90% of their lives in different phases of their larval form. When they finally emerge as adult beetles, they do so for one urgent reason, to mate and reproduce. However, mating season is very short, during the warmest part of summer only. During this time, the adult males engage in a lengthy mating ritual with their partner, requiring hours to complete.====

====If this process is interrupted by human passers-by, the very narrow window for reproducing can be missed. This part of the species' life cycle is the most vulnerable to unintentional interference from humans that share their habitat.====

====As you first saw in the introductory powerpoint lesson, part of educating the public includes appreciating the special requirements of this threatened species, and providing optimal conditions for a new generation of Puritan tiger beetles to emerge.====