The tiny beetle whom I call “the small visitor” (see yesterday’s post) returned this evening and remained on my computer screen long enough for me to take some photos, of which here is one:

The small visitor

The photo was taken with my iPhone 8 and cropped in order to “enlarge” it. There is naturally some loss of detail. Remember, too, that this small creature is about 2 millimetres long. Just imagine how thin the kegs are and yet they are perfectly articulated, allowing the beetle to walk without slipping on the smooth surface of the screen and even when upside down under the computer.

It also has wings enabling it to fly and can fold the wings away under the wing-cases. A true marvel.

Why does it visit my computer? I have no idea but something seems to draw it there. Nor do I have any idea where it comes from or where it goes between visits.

I say “it”, as though it is always the same but, for all I know, there may be many of them and each visitor may be a different individual. For now, though, I will assume it is always the same one and refer to it as “the small visitor”.