Wasp Beetle (Strangalia maculata), originally uploaded by Pipsissiwa.
I spotted this guy the year after I created my first log pile, and to my delight this large insect was climbing out of it. Given their larvae live on rotten wood, I'm hoping that means they are breeding in the garden. I've never seen one of these before, and it took me by surprise when it flew across the garden to bask on an ivy leaf. What a wonderful, striking example for my first sighting of any long-horn beetle ever.
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