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Tracks in the trees: bark beetle engravings
Copyright © 2009 Eric R. Eaton

Tracks in the trees: bark beetle engravings
Madera Canyon, Super Trail 134, Santa Cruz County, Arizona, USA
March 13, 2009
Size: Variable
Bark beetle engravings are a lot like fingerprints: No two are alike, but the different genera often bore characteristic "galleries" that are quite distinctive. I forgot to check what kind of tree this is I am embarrassed to say....I would encourage others to take images of these patterns as examples of insect "signs." I imaged these with a Canon PowerShot SD1000 (Elph).
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Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 22 March, 2009 - 12:08am

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