Another mystery

February 22, 2019  •  Leave a Comment

One of the genuine joys of my life is the simple fact that there's always something new to discover. So it was that when this beetle larva tumbled out of a piece of wood I was splitting—the fact that I've recently been able to split wood in small quantities is another joy—I almost instantly rejoiced at my ignorance. As I looked at the spotted creature and those long hairs, I knew I was in for an intellectual adventure. After a few hours of looking through obvious reference books and websites, both at home and on the web, I'm still adventuring. Eventually, I'll figure it out, but for now, the search is my idea of brain nourishment. I put the young beetle back in the wood pile so it could continue its own form of nourishment.


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