Ambrosia the little beetle that creates beauty

Ambrosia

(Not the fluffy dessert) - Not at all

If a tree falls in the woods and there is no one there to harvest it - do the bugs make a sound? 

I would imagine that there is a at least a crunching as the beetles dig their way in to make a home.  In our case, she is an Ambrosia Beetle and she carries with her a fungi that dissolves the wood and makes it extra yummy fungi to eat.  Now if it gets too crowded a bunch grab some fungi and off they go to a new tree.

This log shows a lot of beetle and fungi action.  Normally, you don't see this much.  More often than not, it's streaks. 



It's a visual double entendre having the mushroom on top.  These things make the geek in me very happy.

The dessert with whipped cream and madarian oranges is very tasty but different. 

Woodworkers who have allergies should take care in working with these woods as fungi spores may still be present and they should follow good shop practice and wear a respirator.