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Eck, FUCK.
These bugs are getting absolutely ridiculous, they make loud buzz sounds, they crunch like fuck when you step on them and if they get in your hair you're fucked. They pretty much get stuck and you have to cut them out. They are attracted to bright lights like most insects.
When they hit windows or walls or anything they make a loud thump and they keep doing it over and over again because they are fucking stupid and shit.
WIKIPEDIA.
[quote]They range in size from 8–25 mm and are blackish or reddish-brown in colour, without prominent markings, and often rather hairy ventrally. These beetles are nocturnal, coming to lights in great numbers. The adults are [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chafer"]chafers[/URL], feeding on foliage of trees and shrubs. They may cause significant damage when emerging in large numbers. The larvae (called [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_grub"]white grubs[/URL]) feed on the roots of grasses and other plants. The insects pupate underground in the fall and emerge as adults the following spring. To test for the presence of these beetles, drenching an area of lawn with a wet substance will cause larvae to emerge at the surface. The adult beetles are very clumsy, both on land and in the air. Flies in the family [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrgotidae"]Pyrgotidae[/URL] are [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Endoparasitoid"]endoparasitoids[/URL] of these and related beetles. The female flies pursue the beetles in flight, laying an egg on the beetle's back under the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elytra"]elytra[/URL] where the beetle cannot reach it. The egg hatches and the fly larva enters the body cavity of the beetle, feeding on and eventually killing the host before [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pupa"]pupating[/URL]. [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasp"]Wasps[/URL] in numerous families are [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parasitoid"]parasitoids[/URL] of [I]Phyllophaga[/I] grubs, including [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelecinidae"]Pelecinidae[/URL], [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoliidae"]Scoliidae[/URL], and [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiphiidae"]Tiphiidae[/URL].
The generic name is derived from the Greek words phyllon (φυλλον), which means "leaf", and phagos (φαγος), which means "eater", with a plural ending.
Adult chafers eat the leaves and flowers of many deciduous trees, shrubs and other plants. However, their fat, white grubs (reaching 40–45 mm long when full grown) live in the [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil"]soil[/URL] and feed on plant roots, especially those of grasses and cereals, and are occasional pests in pastures, nurseries, gardens, and golf courses. The injury consists of poorly growing patches that quickly turn brown in dry weather. The grubs can be found immediately below the surface, usually lying in a characteristic comma-like position.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phyllophaga_%28genus%29#cite_note-june_beetle-0"][1][/URL]
The grubs sometimes attack vegetables and other garden plants, e.g. lettuce, raspberry, strawberry and young ornamental trees. Injury to the roots and rootstock causes small saplings and tender tap-rooted plants like lettuce to wilt suddenly or to show stunted growth and a tendency to shed leaves prematurely. Plants growing in rows are usually attacked in succession as the grubs move along from one plant to the next. Chafer grubs feed below ground for 3–4 years before changing into adult beetles[/quote][IMG]http://magic%3Ca%20href=http://img67.imageshack.us/i/junebug39df.jpg/%20target=_blank%3E[IMG]http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/9683/junebug39df.jpg[/IMG]
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Anybody else get these really annoying fuckers?
EDIT: Last night I was sitting on the curb talking to my buddy an I felt a leaf inside my sweater on the shoulder. I reach in to grab it and it was a Junebug and I screamed and threw it as far as I could. Scary as fuck.
I hate these. I once walked outside and my walkway was covered in hundreds of these little fuckers. They were all stuck upside down. Every single one.
I like them
I hate these and Craneflies.
You know what pisses me off? Fucking Gnats. Can't go anywhere in the woods with those assholes around.
Oh nostalgia...
My buds and me would pick these up and tie strings around them and play with them as pets, we called em "emerald beetles" because of the green shine they gave off on their backs and underbellies...
Good times... Good times...
These things creep the fuck out of me. I won't even go within 5 feet of a dead one.
they look big wt
lol dem bugs stupid as fuck
I was watching this ER show two nights ago and this girl had a junebug inside of her ear..
[QUOTE=iJeax;22169717]I was watching this ER show two nights ago and this girl had a junebug inside of her ear..[/QUOTE]
:byodood:
Yeah, it was fucked.
I'm sure I've been seeing those lately... in Britain.
Its interesting to see how such a little creature can be so irritating for a human. I find the green junebug (Cetonia aurata) quite beautiful because of its green outer skeleton.
Instead of complaining over a little beetle that actually does not harm to you, you could be happy you don't have worse bugs where you live. And their sound of their wings is just relaxing.
Oh forgot to add my experience with one last night. Editing OP
I thought this was gonna be something about Juno.
If they fly into you sometimes (most of the time) they pinch you.
It's pretty annoying.
God they annoy the hell out of me. I love it when they decided to smack into you during the middle of the night while your out taking a piss or sitting next to a campfire.
[QUOTE=GranaMan;22169791]Its interesting to see how such a little creature can be so irritating for a human. I find the green junebug (Cetonia aurata) quite beautiful because of its green outer skeleton.
Instead of complaining over a little beetle that actually does not harm to you, you could be happy you don't have worse bugs where you live. And their sound of their wings is just relaxing.[/QUOTE]
They keep me up at night with their constant bashing into the door at full force.
and they get caught in people's hair all the time.
God I hate it when they fly into you
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This is the varient in my area
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I see green Junebugs whenever I go to Taiwan, and they're surprisingly docile. 90% of the time, they never bother you, and people see it as a sign of good luck.
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[QUOTE=ArcNova;22169989]They keep me up at night with their constant bashing into the door at full force.
and they get caught in people's hair all the time.[/QUOTE]
Well as you mentioned above, they are attracted to light, and the reason to why they fly into windows is because of the light inside. Soooo turn of the lights when you sleep. Or just cover up the window. Or do as i have done with my window. Add a net outside, not inside so birds or any other creatures don't get harmed (that much) or make any noises when they fly into the window. Works pretty good and is more friendly for birds specially.
We get huge junebugs here, I enjoy shooting them with my airsoft gun when they're landed.
Light a fire outside. They will dive bomb that thing like Kamikazes to the Lexington.
[QUOTE=GranaMan;22170109]Well as you mentioned above, they are attracted to light, and the reason to why they fly into windows is because of the light inside. Soooo turn of the lights when you sleep. Or just cover up the window. Or do as i have done with my window. Add a net outside, not inside so birds or any other creatures don't get harmed (that much) or make any noises when they fly into the window. Works pretty good and is more friendly for birds specially.[/QUOTE]
:eng101: Atta boy. Maybe I'll just get a bugzapper.
Haha they're actually called cockchafer beetles.
This is the variety Britain endures:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Feldmaik%C3%A4fer_%28Melolontha_melolontha%29_w_3.jpg[/img]
I enjoy it when they fly into my ears, quite the joy.
[QUOTE=ArcNova;22170240]:eng101: Atta boy. Maybe I'll just get a bugzapper.[/QUOTE]
Yeah had that one time, works fine but it attracts all sorts of insects and you have to clean it often at summer.
[QUOTE=Patrickletch;22170269]Haha they're actually called cockchafer beetles.
This is the variety Britain endures:
[IMG]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Feldmaik%C3%A4fer_%28Melolontha_melolontha%29_w_3.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
What the FUCK
[QUOTE=Onlyonebowman;22170280]I enjoy it when they fly into my ears, quite the joy.[/QUOTE]
WHAT the FUCK
[QUOTE=Patrickletch;22170269]Haha they're actually called cockchafer beetles.
This is the variety Britain endures:
[img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/Feldmaik%C3%A4fer_%28Melolontha_melolontha%29_w_3.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
What the fuck man, I was planning on sleeping tonight
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