Oh, it definitely WANTS to kill you.
It just can't...
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They surely want to kill you, they just lack the ability to do so
Like cats
You underestimate cats.
The cat knows you can 1 shot it, and doesn't like the odds.
We know what you're thinking but this does not want to kill you
Says who? Maybe it desperately wants to but mother nature simply hasn't given it a mechanism for doing so. Yet.
edit: who is the one downvote -- do you know something we don't? are you the beetle whisperer? I want to hear this dissent more than you could know.
I always assume if I get just one downvote on a post mixed with a bunch of upvotes, it probably is an involuntary downvote, like when you scroll and hit the button without noticing.
that may be, but the headcanon of someone going "no, actually, I have communed and become one with the beetles and they are totally chill" is funnier to me
For me, it’s the opposite: I assume anything with enough upvotes will eventually be downvoted by somebody for whatever reason they may have.
I did not downvote you because I'm the beetle whisperer. That beetle is flipping you off and hoping you can see it 'cause they're doing it as hard as they can.
@cornshark@lemmy.world is apparently the one person who downvoted this for some reason
I downvoted this for "we know what your thinking". The post was cute though!
my headcanon, ruined!
We get “June Bugs” in California. They look just like this, but are brown and fuzzy and squeak when you pet them.
Your June bugs are very different from the ones we get in Texas. Ours aren’t fuzzy, and they don’t squeak. They just clumsily buzz around your porch lights and hit you in the face.
IIRC, there's like seven different species people call "june bug".
They always fly in my hair. My dog likes to eat them.
Haven't seen any of these lil guys in the last 8 years 😔
About the same for me, but I saw one about 3 weeks ago. I was so excited because it had been so long, no one else seemed to care as much.
I hadn't seen any for years, but had two in my kitchen last week. I've also been making an effort to remove lawn and grow more diverse plants. Hopefully that's been helping.
A similar golden beetle shows up in south America. Anyone has the scientific name?
you are referring to this Charidotella sexpunctata
No, it's not like this shiny carapace, it's rather satin. The elytra is light brown with a golden-green shimmer, and the thorax and head are of a darker green-brown.
there seems to be other charidotella species in South america could be one of those.
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Same, just assume they’re all extinct by now.
Are these limited to certain states? I don't think I've ever seen one of these...
It isn't one species. It's a bunch.
"This beetle merely wishes to join you in the celebration of the birth of a particular Palestinian prophet, and would like to encourage you to consider including beetles into your festive goodwill"
Got one of these in the house yesterday they’re bloody loud. It might not want to kill me but when I want to sleep it’s not long for this world
You get these in southern Africa too, but our ones are just brown
In the Northern Territory of Australia they come in like a metalic green or purple.
In Canberra they're black overlaid with iridescent colours. They fly noisily when it's dark
"Acute bug fever kills 1200. Sydney in lockdown."
Definitely a cute bug.
what about Christmas Beatles?