just found this enormous beetle on the shrub rose out front. Internet thinks it’s a grapevine beetle which thankfully doesn’t cause much damage. we do have a rogue grapevine growing out of one of the lilac bushes, so maybe that is what attracted it

#Garden #Gardening #GrapeVineBeetle #Beetle #Insect

I've been steadily working through heaps of older photos this past semester, paying a bit more attention to the insect shots. Fun revisiting these for the Floridensis reboot. Here's #PelidnotaPunctata, the #GrapevineBeetle; #VolusiaCounty, #Florida (29 April 2020).

More eco-photography at http://floridensis.com. #Nature #NaturePhotography #Wildlife #WildlifePhotography #Pelidnota #Insects