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Posted: **Sun Dec 24, 2023 10:34 pm**

Dear Mike and friends,
wishing you all a very happy holiday season - whatever you do, be safe and have fun.
There has been a crash in the Christmas beetle population here over the past few years of drought and climate change, but good news is that this year there has been a return and once more we are seeing them scattered under and around our gum trees in good numbers.
regards,
Linda

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"Three Wise Christmas Beetles"

Posted: **Mon Dec 25, 2023 11:52 am**

Merry Christmas to you and yours Linda! And a Merry Christmas to all my old friends here on the forum!

Posted: **Fri Dec 29, 2023 11:22 pm**

Nice beetles Linda!
I’m happy for them coming back to activity and their very routine - at this point I’m hoping these aren’t parasites (sorry if it might not be a proper word in here) I meant these not necessarily do hurting gum trees?
What is the Latin name please, so I can check what they are
HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone
Art.

Posted: **Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:37 am**

and a Happy New Year to you all.
Pogs, the Christmas beetle is a form of scarab beetle. Here is a link: https://beetleidentifications.com/christmas-beetle/
These are the Golden Brown ones. Yes, they can damage gum (eucalyptus) trees, but generally in situations where there has been heavy logging and clearfelling causing dieback of the tree.
But it seems they are making a bit of a comebck in the Sydney area, and I have seen a few on the ground this year in my walks. None last year at all, so even a few is good.

Posted: **Mon Jan 01, 2024 2:12 pm**

LindasPencils wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 6:37 am and a Happy New Year to you all.
Pogs, the Christmas beetle is a form of scarab beetle. Here is a link: https://beetleidentifications.com/christmas-beetle/
These are the Golden Brown ones. Yes, they can damage gum (eucalyptus) trees, but generally in situations where there has been heavy logging and clearfelling causing dieback of the tree.
But it seems they are making a bit of a comebck in the Sydney area, and I have seen a few on the ground this year in my walks. None last year at all, so even a few is good.

Thank you for link provided so I could have a read some more about these
They are beautiful creatures indeed as shown on the photos
You’ve gave me a bit of laughter as well Linda
It’s when I got to description of their lifespan LARVAE/PUPA(!)/EGG.
You know… in my language (polish) the pupa is literally our human’s back end , but said softly in nicer way (opposite to swear/bad word )
Pupa - is commonly in use when talking about newborn babies, children etc., and it’s not offensive word.

Posted: **Tue Jan 02, 2024 8:28 pm**

Ahemmmm... While we do allow nudity within these pages, inappropriate dress is another matter.

Solved!

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Posted: **Tue Jan 02, 2024 10:59 pm**

HAhaHAhaaaa

HAPPY 2024

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2024 8:23 am**

lol. I didn't see this Mike.
Happy New Year.

Posted: **Wed Jan 17, 2024 9:32 pm**

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you too!

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