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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Longhorn Beetles (Cerambycidae) » Flat-faced Longhorn Beetles (Lamiinae) » Monochamini » Sawyers (Monochamus) » White-spotted Sawyer (Monochamus scutellatus)
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Notable Sawyer - Monochamus scutellatus
Copyright © 2016 Carolyn Waddell

Notable Sawyer - Monochamus scutellatus
west of Ottawa, Lanark, White Lake, Three Mile Bay, Ontario, Canada
June 11, 2015
This longhorn beetle appears to be carrying eggs around its thorax. Would that make it a female?
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Contributed by Carolyn Waddell on 17 January, 2016 - 4:38pm

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Those aren't eggs -- they're mites. Mites will often tag along for rides on beetles. The super long antennae, longer than the body, show this beetle is a male, by the way.
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Good grief. The cottage has
Good grief. The cottage has bugs and the cottage bugs have bugs. Thank you for the education. :-)
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