I must’ve felt something rustling around on my head. Or maybe I always run my hand through my hair when I take my helmet off after biking. In any case, today I discovered a freeloader:
It was escorted out of the house on a flyer from the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, featuring violinist Karen Gomyo. Got in her hair as well, looks like.
Here’s a close-up of the little bugger:
Anybody know what it is?
I figure I picked it up while peddling through the woods on the Capital Crescent Trail—lots of insects in the air in certain stretches. (Peddle with your mouth closed—that’s my advice.)
Lo these many years later, I have revisited this page and, using Google Lens (what a remarkable tool!), discovered that this is an Oriental beetle (scientific name Anomala orientalis).