Well Mosura has just had an extremely traumatic experience with a dental surgeon. One and a half hours to remove a problematic wisdom tooth and quite a bit of jaw bone along with it. Thus, todays offering is is one that involves minimal effort on my part. It is a Leaf Beetle and a reasonably large one at 12mm. It was found in the backyard a few days back under some loose bark of a Eucalypt.
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A Leaf Beetle - 12mm long
My jaw's aching in sympathy Mosura!
ReplyDeleteHope you have a decent night.
Thanks Duncan - The pain killers are doing a reasonable job at the moment.
ReplyDeleteThere's always the Tooth Fairy ;-)
ReplyDeleteConsider yourself a victim of evolution. Human jaws now leaving too little room for wisdoms. There's a moral or something there...
Thanks Tony - Problem is, I had little enough wisdom before they removed it.
ReplyDeleteBad luck, Mosura. That's not much fun at all. Have you invested in a very soft (ie kids) toothbrush to use until the pain subsides?
ReplyDeleteThanks Snail - Good idea. Is that what you use on your radulae? ;-)
ReplyDeleteLovely looking beetle. The main reason to comment though is to offer bucket loads of sympathy. The soft toothbrush idea sounds like a good one to me! Hope you're feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteAll the best
Jen
Thanks Jenny - Feeling a little better today. At least I can talk again.
ReplyDeleteInteresting beetle.
ReplyDeleteAnna :)