Acanthocinus aedilis - The timberman beetle is found in the forested regions of Europe and Central Asia. The male has a pair of antennae four times as long as its body. Their name is derived from the close relationship they have with trees. The female deposits her eggs under the bark of dead conifers trees. The larvae feed on the rotting material and emerge in late summer or early fall. Under favorable conditions, the females will be able to produce two generations in one season.
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Russia’s involvement in Turkmenistan began in 1869 when Tsarist troops set up Krasnovodsk, now known as Turkmenbashy, a frontier post on the shores of the Caspian Sea. The Russians were able to subdue stiff resistance from the Turkmen tribes and began building the Transcaspian Railway in 1879 to formally bind their new holdings together. In 1924, Turkmenistan became the Soviet Republic of Turkmen. With the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Turkmenistan proclaimed its independence in 1991.
