The Return of the Coolest Beetle Ever

Here again at the CB is the coolest beetle ever. One of these days I shall figure out who this beetle is. Or, maybe not. Failing to figure out who this is, I may need to make up a common name. How about monkey ass or shine beetle?

That's an Atteva moth, or muth, next to the famous shine beetle.

OK. In the past I have slighted the goldenrod, unfairly, out of ignorance. Surely, ignorance is the font of wickedness. But never mind that. As it turns out, the goldenrod is pretty cool when one considers all the plethora of bugs that enjoy themselves on it, just like these twain. Bottoms up, Crumby, the coolest beetle ever is spelling.

Also, Ray, my bosom companion has a thought. Ray.

Thanks Crumby. My thought concerns the supposedly formidable Hymenoptera. As everyone knows, most of the Hymenoptera sting. They fly and sting among other habits. These habits, one might surmise, being able to fly swiftly about and sting, should render the Hymenopteran relatively predation free. Yet I have observed a great mortality among the Hymenopterans from the predation of various invertebrates. They are victimized by robber flies, spiders, even miserable bugs. Mercy!

So next time a Hymenopteran stings you, consider all those other humble invertebrates that would gladly have saved you from that Hymenopteran if only you had given those other invertebrate half a chance. But you did not give them even half a chance. So you got yourself stung. Ha!