7.04.2011

Bugz Life

Saw this weird bug outside of our door the other day. 
I did not panic, just slowly got my camera, trying not to move, while Cinder bounced around behind me ready to attack.  Got the shot, Cinder got the kill.

3 comments:

  1. Whoa!! That looks crazy!! I was really curious and did a quick google search, and it looks like it's a "Asian White-spotted Longhorn Beetle". Apparently it eats hardwood and can be bad for forests (or at least forests outside of asia), so you and Cinder did the trees a favor!

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  2. Yep - Anoplophora macularia. Good girl, Cinder! Teach her to find and kill them and she'll have a good career. Lots of people here are trying to get rid of those beetles and the emerald ash borer. If she could sniff them out that would be great!

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