
My eldest has been telling me that she has been seeing extra large June bugs in the yard. I finally was able to spot one and take a picture! According to my iNaturalist app, this is the Grapevine beetle, also known as the spotted June bug. And it is larger than your average June bug; this one is just over 1” long. This phrase on Wikipedia amused me: “The beetles fly at a fast speed, usually in a curving flight.” That is a pretty big buzzing curve ball coming at you through the dark.