What Animal Chewed on this?!
 

We live in Village of Belle Aire. I just had our porch epoxied and discovered that just one leg of a small table looks like it has been chewed. No other furniture touched. Any ideas? Have Not even seen a squirrel in the yard. Did see some rabbits awhile back. Trying to figure out animal that did this?

Looks like water damage to me? I don’t see no bit marks?

Termites

Carpenter ants from up north.

Is that area moist to the touch?

Looks like dry rot caused by moisture and fungi.

No. Dry. Outside but under roof. No water gets on it.

Wood is dry there with no evidence of any growth in the damaged area. This is furniture pressure treated and designed to be outside.

The wood looks old. Decking is pressure treated and it rots and get's ants.

This does not look like termite or ant damage...if you google pics and compare it doesn't look the same. The author says it's dry. Is it soft or punky? That would be dry rot. I don't really see bite marks but it could be mice or a rat. Unlikely a rabbit would chew painted wood. Just because it's treated lumber doesn't mean it can't be affected by the moisture down here. Has it been outside a long time?

Beaver

Could be a squirrel. I've seen them go to town scratching wood.

Bobcat claw sharpener?

No it's not dry rot, water damage, termites, or ants. It definitely looks like bite marks or maybe claw marks?? I really think bite marks.
What animal? Squirrels, dogs, cats, bobcat, ???

Put a camera on it.

Dry rot, not ants

See if one of your neighbors have splinters in their lips.

Do porcupines live in FL? They do in PA and love to chew the finish off of furniture and the plastic insulation off of wiring in your auto, but this looks more like water damage.

Had termites eat 2-3 ft high on a 2x4 wooden leg in about 3 months time. At first thought that but the location of the damage doesn't line up on second thought. They usually start bottom up in moist dirt not in the middle dry area...

Woodchuck

woodpecker?

Dry rot?

rot bugs no bite sorry
if it is wood cut the bad part out and replace and paint

Looks exactly like when squirrels or rabbits (we never knew which but suspected squirrels) damaged our porch posts up north. Rodents need to wear down their front teeth as they keep growing. I'd try spraying with animal deterrent spray.

Were there pieces of wood on the ground under the table? If so, I suspect some type of bird that feed on insects in wood.
There does not appear to be any type of chewing or gnawing marks that a rodent would make. Ants and other insects would create sawdust or tunnels in the wood.
Another post mentioned a woodpecker and that’s a pretty good guess. May not be an actual woodpecker, but some type of bird.

Ground hogs!

Wood
 

Alien visitation.

Set up a motion camera and be done with it…

I agree it’s termites.

I'm gonna go with squirrel

looks like a chain or rope was wrapped around it...
:clap2::clap2:

You said you had some epoxy work done. Could they have spilled epoxy on the wood?

Looks like damage done here in Virginia by a ground hog

Bugs
 

Looks like termites or carpenter ants. Contact a pesticide company for an opinion.

If it’s outside moisture gets in. Rain around here blows sideways sometimes and humidity alone will eventually dry rot it.

It might take decades to catch dry rot?:) some of us can’t wait that long….:shocked:

It is hard to tell the size from the photo. I patterned stuff next to it, wallpaper, gift wrap seems to suggest it is small. "Just had the floor epoxied." In moving the furniture, it is possible the damage has been there for a long time and just went unnoticed. Was I to guess, it looks like dry rot to me. Water, plus a nitrogen source, fertilizer will quickly rot wood, particularly pine which is subject to rot. If. you take a needle, like a large sewing needle I will bet you will discover it is more rotten than what you see. It does not look strong enough to support a table. The leg probably needs to be remade or the table tossed.

It is hard to tell the size from the photo. I patterned stuff next to it, wallpaper, gift wrap seems to suggest it is small. "Just had the floor epoxied." In moving the furniture, it is possible the damage has been there for a long time and just went unnoticed. Was I to guess, it looks like dry rot to me. Water, plus a nitrogen source, fertilizer will quickly rot wood, particularly pine which is subject to rot. If. you take a needle, like a large sewing needle I will bet you will discover it is more rotten than what you see. It does not look strong enough to support a table. The leg probably needs to be remade or the table tossed.

Seriously? And then sanded it off. Okey dokey

That is not pressure treated wood