2004jun22. I was just outside. It’s around midnight here. I heard some noises as I was tightening a problematic water connection – it sounded like something chewing something else. I spent a minute trying to find the source of the sound with a flashlight – turns out it was five or six beetles chewing on an old dessicated mushroom. One of them bolted for cover after I turned the mushroom over and was only able to partially cover up, leaving his butt hanging out from under a leaf.
It’s not every day you hear insects eating.