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A timid beetle(?) (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by lath to c/bugs
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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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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Johnny.

The lack of antennae is confusing.

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

[–] lath 3 points 4 months ago

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

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

[–] Raffster 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] lath 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 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.

[–] AFKBRBChocolate 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's that another name for Aegosoma scabricorne?

[–] lath 3 points 4 months ago

Seem to be the same family.

[–] TragicNotCute 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How about a location?

[–] lath -1 points 4 months ago

No.

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