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Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus TL: ~5 mm long. Oblong, shiny black beetle with four orange patches shaped like puzzle pieces. They are attracted to anything sweet and can be nuisances at picnics, hence their common name. I&#039;m not sure what they were covered in - pollen??<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted feasting on sap leaking from a tap hole in a maple (Acer sp. ) tree<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77194/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html" title="Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/77194_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=W4pgeENPKKG4ayNKHkYMsdcKoRk%3D" width="200" height="156" alt="Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus TL: ~5 mm long. Oblong, shiny black beetle with four orange patches shaped like puzzle pieces. They are attracted to anything sweet and can be nuisances at picnics, hence their common name. I&#039;m not sure what they were covered in - pollen??<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted feasting on sap leaking from a tap hole in a maple (Acer sp. ) tree<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77196/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77195/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html Geotagged,Glischrochilus,Glischrochilus fasciatus,Spring,United States,beetle" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77196/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html" title="Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/77196_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=R4FxRZwLcCx8SV47Sms1c401r8g%3D" width="200" height="162" alt="Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus TL: ~5 mm long. Oblong, shiny black beetle with four orange patches shaped like puzzle pieces. They are attracted to anything sweet and can be nuisances at picnics, hence their common name. <br /> <br /> I&#039;m not sure what they were covered in - pollen?? This one was tired of the photo shoot and decided to fly away. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted feasting on sap leaking from a tap hole in a maple (Acer sp. ) tree<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77194/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77195/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html Geotagged,Glischrochilus fasciatus,Picnic Beetle,Spring,United States" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Glischrochilus fasciatus,Picnic Beetle,Spring,United States,beetle Click/tap to enlarge

Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus

TL: ~5 mm long. Oblong, shiny black beetle with four orange patches shaped like puzzle pieces. They are attracted to anything sweet and can be nuisances at picnics, hence their common name. I'm not sure what they were covered in - pollen??

Habitat: Spotted feasting on sap leaking from a tap hole in a maple (Acer sp. ) tree

Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus TL: ~5 mm long. Oblong, shiny black beetle with four orange patches shaped like puzzle pieces. They are attracted to anything sweet and can be nuisances at picnics, hence their common name. I'm not sure what they were covered in - pollen??<br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted feasting on sap leaking from a tap hole in a maple (Acer sp. ) tree<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77196/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77195/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html Geotagged,Glischrochilus,Glischrochilus fasciatus,Spring,United States,beetle

Picnic Beetle - Glischrochilus fasciatus TL: ~5 mm long. Oblong, shiny black beetle with four orange patches shaped like puzzle pieces. They are attracted to anything sweet and can be nuisances at picnics, hence their common name. <br /> <br /> I'm not sure what they were covered in - pollen?? This one was tired of the photo shoot and decided to fly away. <br /> <br /> Habitat: Spotted feasting on sap leaking from a tap hole in a maple (Acer sp. ) tree<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77194/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/77195/picnic_beetle_-_glischrochilus_fasciatus.html Geotagged,Glischrochilus fasciatus,Picnic Beetle,Spring,United States

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The Picnic Beetle

''Glischrochilus fasciatus'', the picnic beetle, is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in Central America and North America.

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Uploaded Apr 8, 2019. Captured Apr 7, 2019 12:30 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 80D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/256s
  • ISO400
  • 100mm