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Dendroctonus ponderosae
Hundreds of these wood piles along the road cut down due to the destructive pine beetle.
Rocky Mountain National Park
Wikipedia - "Normally, these insects play an important role in the life of a forest, attacking old or weakened trees, and speeding development of a younger forest. However, unusual hot, dry summers and mild winters in central British Columbia during the last few years, along with forests filled with mature lodgepole pine, have led to an unprecedented epidemic"
Spotted on Jan 7, 2012
Submitted on Jan 12, 2012
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