Charcoal beetles behave at fires the way locusts behave in cornfields, or like humans at a football game: they congregate en masse, they eat a lot, and they find mates. The beetles enter a fire to mate while it’s still burning and once the flames have subsided, females lay eggs under the bark of burned trees. The larvae depend on the woods of freshly-killed trees because they cannot cope with the living tree’s chemical defenses. This after-fire niche provides a no-pressure environment nearly free of predators and defenses.
On a more positive note, one party is having a great time:
https://baynature.org/article/fire-chasing-beetles-make-appearance/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanophila_consputa
Wildfires are part of California’s ecosystem, and some critters need 'em to survive.
Damn this is metal!