Prious Root Borer
We got a visit from a special, and rather large, beetle the other day. A giant root borer beetle (Prionus californicus). It came to our window during a wicked thunderstorm. It was tapping the on window, and I have to say I was a bit timid to look out of my window in a massive downpour at 1 am, but the cat would not be the only thing to die of curiosity in my house. And I went looking for the tapping noise....
I was happy to find that the beetle was still there in the morning, and I could take a few snap shots of him eating our windows. Turns out, they can be quite destructive pests and I would have done better to capture and turn him over to my brother-in-law's girlfriend and her amazing bug collection then to let him go back to his root boring ways.
Having seen these pictures on Facebook, his days are numbered She still wants him in her collection, so we'll go bug hunting in the next couple of days. Mr. Root borer, I hope you've had a good three days.......
I was happy to find that the beetle was still there in the morning, and I could take a few snap shots of him eating our windows. Turns out, they can be quite destructive pests and I would have done better to capture and turn him over to my brother-in-law's girlfriend and her amazing bug collection then to let him go back to his root boring ways.
Having seen these pictures on Facebook, his days are numbered She still wants him in her collection, so we'll go bug hunting in the next couple of days. Mr. Root borer, I hope you've had a good three days.......
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