Re: Beetles and June bugs
- Subject: Re: Beetles and June bugs
- From: E*@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 28 Jul 2001 12:53:03 EDT
In a message dated 7/28/01 8:40:08 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Blee811@aol.com
writes:
<<
And now we see that common names cause confusion in beetles too! In the
Cincinnati area, the bug we call a June bug is not black nor particularly
huge. It's light brown >>
Here, Bill, what we call a Junebug is a huge black beetle with little ability
to navigate. It flies somewhat awkwardly into windows and doors at night
when lights are on. It is quite heavy and so one notices the crash when one
hits a window. There is a whole new nomenclature to learn on bugs, even the
word bug is defined to certain classes of insects.
When I was in school it would never have occurred to me to look into
entomology but now I think it must be a fascinating subject.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
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