Timberman beetle

Timberman beetle
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Cerambycidae
Subfamily:	Lamiinae
Genus:	Acanthocinus
Species:	A. aedilis
Binomial name
Acanthocinus aedilis (Linnaeus, 1758)

The timberman beetle (Acanthocinus aedilis) is a beetle found in woodlands in Europe, Russia and Central Asia. The antennae of the males are four times the length of their bodies and are extended, in a manner resembling calipers, when the male alights on the felled trunks of pines - a habit which has led to the name of "timberman".

References

Insect Natural History, A.D.Imms, Collins, 1973