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It is smaller than your fingernail, but this hairy beetle is one of the biggest single threats to the UK's forests.

The bark beetle has been the scourge of Europe, killing millions of spruce trees, yet the government thought it could halt its spread to the UK by checking imported wood products at ports.

But this was not their entry route of choice - they were being carried on winds straight over the English Channel.

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[–] Deebster 5 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, it's a beetle! Scrolling through my feed I thought I saw a hairy something else entirely.