We were down at the beach at my parent’s house the other day and found this guy paddling around in the lake.
Which is fine except he's not aquatic.
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This is a banded alder borer (Rosalia funebris), also called a California Laurel Borer. They are native to the Western US and Canada.
This little guy was about an inch long and happy to be back on dry ground. He got a little sandy.
I don’t normally mind the denizens of the insect world but having this guy crawl onto my leg was a trial - mostly because his feet were ticklish.
And it reminded me of the time in Mexico that Chris got bitten by a critter while in bed but we couldn’t find it, even after scouring the bed, the floor, and the bug netting. Having a blood-drawing something on the loose in the bed didn’t make for a comfortable rest of the night.
I’m glad this guy has a taste for plants rather than me.