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Index of Subjects --00000000000081bd3c05714a3200 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Bold markings are for one of three things in my mind. 1. Camouflage...can't see that being the answer in this case. 2. Warning of distastefulness, or worse (i.e. "Do not eat.") 3. As in the peacock's tail...a display that says to the females, "Look how obvious I can be, and yet nothing has eaten me; I must be fit to be the father of your children!" Whether it be 2 or 3, I don't know; maybe it's something else entirely. Randy _________________________________ RF Lauff Way in the boonies of Antigonish County, NS. On 18 July 2018 at 11:23, David <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: > Very colorful. Does this say do not eat ? > Yt, DW, Kentville > > > ------ Original Message ------ > From: "Randy Lauff" <randy.lauff@gmail.com> > To: "NatureNS" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > Sent: 7/18/2018 10:16:16 AM > Subject: [NatureNS] Maculated Scarab > > Last week, my wife brought in a dead, and somewhat damaged beetle that I > had never seen before. I knew it was a Scarab, but I couldn't find which > one. So I posted it on iNaturalist (https://www.inaturalist.org/ > observations/14450929), and it was determined to be the Maculated Scarab (*Gnorimella > maculosa*). > > According to Chris Majka (http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/ > Environment/NHR/Gnorimella_maculosa.html), one of NS's beetle guys, > > "(An) individual was found in the town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, > Canada on June 30, 2002 by Christopher Majka the ground near an open stand > of large trees (Red Oak, White Ash, and Sugar Maple). Its discovery in Nova > Scotia is a significant range extension (400+ kilometers) for the species." > > On line records seem to be few for this easy-to-identify beetle, so I > thought I'd post it here so others can be aware of it. > > Randy > > _________________________________ > RF Lauff > Way in the boonies of > Antigonish County, NS. > > --00000000000081bd3c05714a3200 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">Bold markings are for one of three things in my mind.<div>= <br></div><div>1. Camouflage...can't see that being the answer in this = case.</div><div>2. Warning of distastefulness, or worse (i.e. "Do not = eat.")</div><div>3. As in the peacock's tail...a display that says= to the females, "Look how obvious I can be, and yet nothing has eaten= me; I must be fit to be the father of your children!"</div><div><br><= /div><div>Whether it be 2 or 3, I don't know; maybe it's something = else entirely.</div><div><br></div><div>Randy</div></div><div class=3D"gmai= l_extra"><br clear=3D"all"><div><div class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartma= il=3D"gmail_signature">_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Way= in the boonies of<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> <br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On 18 July 2018 at 11:23, David <span dir=3D= "ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com" target=3D"_blank">dwebster@= glinx.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style= =3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div><di= v>Very colorful. Does this say do not eat ?</div><div>Yt, DW, Kentville</di= v><div><div class=3D"h5"><div><br></div> <div><br></div> <div>------ Original Message ------</div> <div>From: "Randy Lauff" <<a href=3D"mailto:randy.lauff@gmail.= com" target=3D"_blank">randy.lauff@gmail.com</a>></div> <div>To: "NatureNS" <<a href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= " target=3D"_blank">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a>></div> <div>Sent: 7/18/2018 10:16:16 AM</div> <div>Subject: [NatureNS] Maculated Scarab</div><div><br></div> <div id=3D"m_3161591360053655564xf4bd57ee48de427"><blockquote cite=3D"http:= //CAKqJtz997NcvXg1kaf3=3DYX8tKOEcDzhG_NidSQOvm1qdE6ijfA@mail.gmail.com" typ= e=3D"cite" class=3D"m_3161591360053655564cite2"> <div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_signatu= re"><font size=3D"4">Last week, my wife brought in a dead, and somewhat dam= aged beetle that I had never seen before. I knew it was a Scarab, but I cou= ldn't find which one. So I posted it on iNaturalist (<a href=3D"https:/= /www.inaturalist.org/observations/14450929" target=3D"_blank">https://www.i= naturalist.org/<wbr>observations/14450929</a>), and it was determined to be= the Maculated Scarab (<i>Gnorimella maculosa</i>).</font></div><div class= =3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_signature"><font size=3D"4"><br></font></div= ><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_signature"><font size=3D"4">Accor= ding to Chris Majka </font>(<a href=3D"http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Environmen= t/NHR/Gnorimella_maculosa.html" target=3D"_blank">http://www.chebucto.ns.ca= /<wbr>Environment/NHR/Gnorimella_<wbr>maculosa.html</a>)<font size=3D"4">, = one of NS's beetle guys,=C2=A0</font></div><div class=3D"m_316159136005= 3655564gmail_signature"><br></div><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_= signature">"(An)=C2=A0<span style=3D"font-family:'Times New Roman&= #39;;float:none;display:inline">individual was found in the town of Annapol= is Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada on June 30, 2002 by Christopher Majka the gro= und near an open stand of large trees (Red Oak, White Ash, and Sugar Maple)= . Its discovery in Nova Scotia is a significant range extension (400+ kilom= eters) for the species."</span></div><div class=3D"m_31615913600536555= 64gmail_signature"><br></div><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_signa= ture"><font size=3D"4">On line records seem to be few for this easy-to-iden= tify beetle, so I thought I'd post it here so others can be aware of it= .</font></div><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_signature"><font siz= e=3D"4"><br></font></div><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_signature= "><font size=3D"4">Randy</font></div><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gma= il_signature"><br></div><div class=3D"m_3161591360053655564gmail_signature"= >______________________________<wbr>___<br>RF Lauff<br>Way in the boonies o= f<br>Antigonish County, NS.</div></div> </div></div> </blockquote></div> </div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div> --00000000000081bd3c05714a3200--
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