March 15, 2023

I am a Southern Sculptured Pine Borer,

I'm a type of wood-boring beetle

In real life I am shiny copperry-gold

Like an ancient Berlin cathedral.

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/choate/chalcophora1.htm

https://www.visitberlin.de/en/berlin-cathedral

Photo and text © 2022 Dee Fairbanks Simpson