Mr. Tree says:  “Come up and see my etchings!”  #Wordless Wednesday #Beetle graffiti!

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Linda Schaub

Wordless Wednesday – allow your photo(s) to tell the story.

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About Linda Schaub

This is my first blog and I enjoy writing each post immensely. I started a walking regimen in 2011 and in 2013 I decided to create a blog as a means of memorializing the people, places and things seen on my daily walks. I have always enjoyed people watching, so my blog is peppered with folks I meet or reflections of characters I have known through the years. Often something piques my interest, or evokes a pleasant memory from my memory bank, so this becomes a “slice o’ life” blog post. I respect and appreciate nature and my interactions with Mother Nature’s gifts is also a common theme. Sometimes the most-ordinary items become fodder for points to ponder over and touch upon. I retired in March 2024 after a career in the legal field. I was a legal secretary for almost 45 years, primarily working in downtown Detroit, then working from my home. I graduated from Wayne State University with a degree in Mass Communications (print journalism) in 1978, though I’ve never worked in that field. I would like to think this blog is the writer in me finally emerging!! Walking and writing have met, shaken hands and the creative juices are flowing in Walkin’, Writin’, Wit & Whimsy. I hope you think so too. - Linda Schaub
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36 Responses to Mr. Tree says:  “Come up and see my etchings!”  #Wordless Wednesday #Beetle graffiti!

  1. Barbara Rodgers's avatar Barbara Rodgers says:
    July 13, 2022 at 6:32 am

    A peek into what goes on underneath a tree’s bark. Insect activity maybe? Fascinating!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 13, 2022 at 7:48 pm

      I was just reading some of the comments and each of you guessed it was an insect making mischief with this tree under the bark and I never thought of that! I was fascinated as well Barbara. I knew it was not birds nor weather caused it. It is in a lagoon and far enough from the overlook that no one could tamper with the tree. I was stymied!

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  2. Shelley@QuaintRevival.com's avatar Shelley@QuaintRevival.com says:
    July 13, 2022 at 6:43 am

    It’s amazing what those bugs create under the bark. No wonder the woodpeckers are attracted to them. Cool photos!

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  3. Tofino Photography's avatar Tofino Photography says:
    July 13, 2022 at 10:26 am

    Bark Beatles tunnelling make beautiful patterns

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  4. Eilene Lyon's avatar Eilene Lyon says:
    July 13, 2022 at 11:04 am

    Beetle graffiti!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 13, 2022 at 8:13 pm

      Eilene – I read the comments before I began replying and was amazed to learn everyone knew insects caused the marks. I had no idea! I think I should add “Beetle graffiti” to my already-long title. (Maybe strike “Kilroy” – likely no one knew who Kilroy was anyway.) It was amazing to see on this tree and I knew no one tampered with the tree as it is in the lagoon away from the wooden outlook.

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  5. Prior...'s avatar Prior... says:
    July 13, 2022 at 3:07 pm

    Well isn’t this interesting!
    I wonder how that happened / perhaps a parasite in the cambium layer?
    Either way
    This made for a great wordless post as we looked at the etchings, the top break area, and other parts
    Wonder the story …..

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 13, 2022 at 8:30 pm

      Yvette – it never occurred to me it might be a parasite making mischief. I took pictures of the tree which is in a lagoon, far enough from the wooden outlook that I knew it was not human mischief. No beak peck marks either, so birds were not to blame, so I was stymied, but I liked the pattern. I read through the comments before I began replying and it appears the general consensus is beetles chomping through the bark/wood and creating these etchings. Nature is so interesting sometimes. I learned something today.

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  6. Laurie's avatar Laurie says:
    July 13, 2022 at 8:01 pm

    Great photos! My Colorado son and daughter-in-law got some wood from those beetle-etched trees and had flooring and a bookcase made out of it. It’s beautiful!

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 13, 2022 at 8:34 pm

      Thank you Laurie – I’ll bet that flooring and bookcase are unique. What a great idea! I thought it looked like primitive cave drawings and knew they were not man-made, nor caused by birds’ beaks as it was not riddled with holes. It never dawned on me it was the handiwork of insects. I learned something today!

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  7. singlikewildflowers's avatar singlikewildflowers says:
    July 13, 2022 at 9:10 pm

    Very nice! Ellis called them tree tattoos. lol. I hope a bird doesn’t hurt its butt on the top of that sharp trunk.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 14, 2022 at 9:59 pm

      Very clever Ellis! Esther, I have never heard of beetles making those marks under the bark and I thought they looked like caveman drawings. How fascinating! Yes, ouch with that sharp landing if a bird was daydreaming!

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  8. indianeskitchen's avatar indianeskitchen says:
    July 13, 2022 at 11:25 pm

    Definitely insects making that fascinating design.

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 14, 2022 at 10:01 pm

      Diane, I was surprised to see comments about it being insects making mischief. I think I am the only one who did not know that insects made these fascinating designs.

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  9. Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog's avatar Tom's Nature-up-close Photography and Mindfulness Blog says:
    July 14, 2022 at 8:31 pm

    Insects competing with us regarding our Etch-a-Sketch days! 😀

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 14, 2022 at 10:16 pm

      Ha ha Tom – you are exactly right! I spent many hours with my Etch-a-Sketch back in the day.
      I think I was the only person who did not know these etchings were the work of insects. I changed the title to reflect what I learned from all the bloggers who were in the know. 🙂

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  10. AnnMarie R stevens's avatar AnnMarie R stevens says:
    July 15, 2022 at 10:19 am

    Miss Linda……………………..graffiti………………………on trees!!!!……………………….a form of art!

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  11. J P's avatar J P says:
    July 23, 2022 at 10:29 am

    I pity the poor defenseless tree when the beetles or borers get under its bark. Where was Woody Woodpecker when he was needed?

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    • Linda Schaub's avatar Linda Schaub says:
      July 23, 2022 at 7:38 pm

      Yes JP – our childhood pal Woody the Woodpecker was MIA. I was red-faced that I thought it was an imprint from the bark and didn’t realize it was beetles or borers; we had two Oak trees that got Carpenter Ants and had to be cut down. We also cut down a Locust as the pest control service deemed it “only a matter of time.”

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