Beetle - Blog Posts
Two-lined Leatherwing (Atalantycha bilineata), taken March 27, 2025, in Georgia, US
A beetle explosion is currently in progress! Today is the first day of the year I've seen this species, and yet they're out in the hundreds already. They're most dense in the same spot as last year, so they must like something about it! Every one of them would turn to look at me when I got close for pictures—so friendly!
False Mealworm Beetle (Alobates pensylvanicus), taken March 18, 2025, in Georgia, US
A little beetle, as a treat. Look at this wonderful individual! I found him sheltering under pine bark I was peeling up, and I must have woken him up because he was very slow to start. It took me poking at him a few times (to check for life) before he decided he hated that, actually, and slowly lumbered underneath the log!
Longhorn Beetles (Euderces pini), taken March 22, 2025, in Georgia, US
This guy is clearly having trouble keeping up with his lady. I originally thought these guys were carpenter ants and got closer to see why there were so many just hanging about and instead discovered half a dozen of these beetles all gathered around. The female must have sent out pheromones because she was surrounded by interested males. However, she was clearly taken, even if her suitor was struggling to keep up with her while she wandered!
Conifer Bark Beetles (Boros unicolor), larvae, taken February 26, 2025, in Georgia, US
I spent like two hours running around peeling the bark off of fallen pine trunks and found tons of these bad boys. I had no idea that they existed or what they were until I found them, but they're kind of epic! They remind me of if a beetle and an earwig had a child, but a termite became involved somewhere along the way. Just a weird mixture of morphological traits, though they're perfectly adapted for life under pine bark!
You can see the individual in the video almost snag the smaller insect as a snack. I came across one shortly after this eating a potworm!
Cockchafer Beetle one of my favorite beetles ^^ It's totally not anatomicly accurate :^
[image link<] [>image link] real maybugs for refrence ^
Beetle. 8x10inch ink.
Beetle. 5x7inch ink.
This thing is called a cockchafer and she's prettier than everyone else on earth like HELLO?!!!!!
I'm going insaine because how on earth is a bug serving more cunt than me?? Am I doing something wrong???
