What Yena found today, crawling on our carpet in the study:
Eburia quadrigeminata, a.k.a. four-marked ash borer, a.k.a. ivory-marked beetle
Where we looked for information: WhatsThatBug.com
Some nicer, clearer pictures can be viewed here.
From the University of Vermont:
This longhorn is Eburia quadrigeminata, also known as the “Ivory-marked Beetle.” Adults are 0.5-0.9 inches long (12-24 mm.) Larvae feed in dry solid heartwood, of numerous hardwoods. This species is notorious for emerging from furniture and flooring after as many as 10-40 years. It is distributed throughout the eastern and central United States.
The Ivory Beetle can be distinguished from ALB by its brown color, and the 6 distinct white spots with dark brown shading around rings on its back (abdomen.)
And here’s a handy beetle printout to label from EnchantedLearning.com.
That was our science for today!
Wait, actually, Yena spotted the white box on top of our history shelves and asked me to get it for her. I had forgotten what it was! This is what’s so nice about stocking up on school supplies — it always feels like Christmas when the kids discover something! I don’t even remember when or why I got it, but it was a Stratton science kit. They spent sometime looking at their skin, scabs, the carpet, pictures, etc. and were filling out their discovery sheets when Yena saw the bug crawling towards her. Good thing we had a sake cup nearby. Don’t ask why it was there. I think Yena may have used it when doing a sand craft weeks ago… now I am VERY squeamish about bugs and would run shrieking from the smallest ones, but I’m learning to change — part of being mom to boys. 😀 You know you’re doing something wrong when your boys see spiders and run shrieking just like you.
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