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A timid beetle(?) (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 

What's its name? I've seen some before, but rarely. Once every few years or so. Thanks

Edit: the likeliest candidate is an Old House Borer without antennae.

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[–] uhmbah 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Johnny.

The lack of antennae is confusing.

Also, while searching, didn't realize fireflies were beetles.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

That's a good name. Told it before it left, Johnny be good.

And yeah, fireflies are weird. Beautiful, but weird.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I bet when that was a larvae it spent it's time gnawing through some dead wood;)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

There is a lot of dead wood in the immediate area.

Edit: so it seems to be a Old House Borer, but it lacks the antennae.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Seem to be the same family.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago

No.

Anyway, it seems to be an Old House Borer, but lacking its antennae.