The Scribbly Bark

Went for a walk this morning with the camera and remember telling JJ here that we had a tree similar to one he put up once.

This is the Scribby Bark Gum Tree.
The scribbly gum tree is a eucalyptus tree with a very smooth, pale trunk. The distinctive brownish 'scribbles' are made by the larvae of the tiny scribbly moth. These larvae are harmless to the tree.

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now that is nifty---graffiti bugs!

Looks like what our pine beetles do to pine trees only it kills the tree.

Very scribbly indeed MA! :)

neat!