“The wrinkled bark beetle is not a species you find unless you like looking inside moist rotting logs. I have only seen it once earlier this year sharing space with rove beetles, darkling beetles and click beetles among a myriad of other organisms. This photo highlights not only the beauty of beetles but also the value of collections and continued collecting. Two specimens of a species collected at the same location 60 years apart adds a wealth of data to our collective knowledge. We can learn about what species are, where they are, and how this changes over time as the environment changes around them.”

Dr. Scott Gilmore, Barcode Collection Manager for Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Biologist and beetle enthusiast.