#glischrochilus

(Glischrochilus sanguinolentus)

Well, my new homemade moth bait holders haven’t attracted any moths so far, but they did attract a huge batch of picnic beetles (Glischrochilus fasciatus) that appear to be living in the plastic scrubby part :-S. Apparently they have their own phoretic mites, too...

Four-spotted Sap Beetle (Glischrochilus quadrisignatus) in our backyard, May 2018. As implied by the name, these beetles are attracted to and feed upon sap, but they also feed on rotting fruit and nectar in flowers. They are also occasionally predators of smaller insects. . . . . . . . #nature #ontario #sapbeetle #nitidulidae #glischrochilus #glischrochilusquadrisignatus #beetle #beetlesofinstagram #beetles #backyardwildlife #gardeninsects #backyardbugs #macrophotography #invert_macro #coleoptera #insects_of_our_world #norfolkcounty #norfolkwild #blognorfolk #simcoeontario (at Simcoe, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_r-WdcgfIP/?igshid=15gcuvgg714uy

#365Insects 68: #Glischrochilus fasciatus (Olivier, 1790) Growing up, while enjoying a nice lunch or dinner outside at the picnic table, it wouldn't be long until these little black and yellow beetles would start turning up, pinging off our plates, bottles and bowls and finding their way into whatever we were attempting to eat. We'd unceremoniously fling them away and go on with our meal, only to have more of these Beer Bugs (as we called them) come back again and again. While this species can be a considerable pest of fruit crops, I doubt I'll ever be able to look at one without being transported through time and space back to my childhood. (at University of Guelph)