if anyone can identify the beetle I just posted in the pics, that would be cool~ it is about a 1-1/2" long total~ with a 3/4" long body. I have seen many larger darker brown California Prionus beetles around, and have seen a few gold ones like this (immature ones?) clumsily flying around the lights or divebombing bbq guests...but this tenacious one came in the door the other night flying like a beetle outta hell and ended up disappearing into the nether regions of my art studio...found the next morning encumbered and dwarfed by a giant lint bunny firmly entangled in both back legs. I carefully freed it into the garden to recoup (and unbelieveably it is still there but has moved up into the camellia tree)...it'll probably eat my house some day. let's hope it isn't a fir or pine borer. (oh and I'm in the SF Bay Area/CA)