
Until a few days ago, I had never seen a bug like this!
It flies, it buzzes, it digs in the bark, and it's very, very big! It's probably a beetle, but I avoided the critter as if it was a mad, mad hornet. If you know this bug, please let me know!
(This photo was taken with a zoom lens at a safe distance, then heavily cropped.)
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