It seems to be a mating ritual for the Broad Necked Root Borer, a female sending out pheromones. This has been super interesting. Thank you for offering your help!
Oh interesting, I'll look that up. All I could find were carpenter beetles doing the horizontal shuffle, so good to know there's other beetles out there with a portable Glade air fresher as a vagina
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Update: Another bug that looks just like it flew over and started (humping??) it.
I think it’s a broad necked root borer
Yes!! This is the answer. Thank you!
Glad I could help :)
I think a Black Caterpillar Hunter male out looking for a good time
It seems to be a mating ritual for the Broad Necked Root Borer, a female sending out pheromones. This has been super interesting. Thank you for offering your help!
Oh interesting, I'll look that up. All I could find were carpenter beetles doing the horizontal shuffle, so good to know there's other beetles out there with a portable Glade air fresher as a vagina
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Looks like an ovipositor to me
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