Some sort of vole?
A cluster of these striped beetles were seen moving quickly around on my apple tree trunk near the base. The very base of the trunk seemed wet though it hasn’t rained but the beetles were not very near the damp appearing area. I don’t know why the trunk appears wet or what the beetles are or what to do about them yet but will explore that shortly. This is what an AI generator came up with when I asked it (screen shots pictured.) This app gave no suggestions that seemed even close.