8-16 Tall Rattlesnake Root, Locust Tree Borer

8-16 Tall Rattlesnake Root, AKA Gall-of-the-earth, is common in woods and thickets and along roadsides.

And adult Locust Tree Borers are subsisting on goldenrod nectar and pollen. The eggs of this borer are deposited in the bark of a Black Locust twig. Larvae bore through the sapwood of the tree. The bee-like color patterns of this borer are thought to confer some protective advantages. John