By: sandpants66
7/11/2009
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| ok! beetle season again and one thing i just dont get...300 million years of evolution and they still cant flip off their backs. |
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By: aussiearisen
7/11/2009
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| Those ones are the girl beetles Sandpants. |
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By: sandpants66
7/11/2009
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| i know what you mean, once they land on their backs they're fricked ;) |
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By: aussiearisen
7/11/2009
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Now that you mention it, this becomes confusing. I`ve known girls to land on their feel as a direct result of the application of the supine position.
Have a good night Sandy, been a big day. |
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By: sandpants66
7/11/2009
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| my mind boggles aussie, are we still talking about beetles? :P |
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By: aussiearisen
8/11/2009
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| Beetles? - Ah yes, that girl landed on only one foot didn`t she. |
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By: busty.stclaire
8/11/2009
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My nightmare is one landing and getting stuck in my hair :(
Especially if when removed after screaming house down, a leg may be left behind.... weep |
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By: busty.stclaire
8/11/2009
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You were referring to xmas beetles, or those brown ones ?? Ughhhhhh shudder.
Moths are revolting too, that horrid dust they leave on your hands when you have to remove them. |
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By: aussiearisen
9/11/2009
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| Those xmas beetles, and the brown ones can carry lice at times. |
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By: littleladyagain
9/11/2009
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| I love them.. I remember getting all excited as a little one when they came, they meant santa was coming.. and they are pretty too |
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By: busty.stclaire
9/11/2009
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"Those xmas beetles, and the brown ones can carry lice at times."
Great, another piece of bad news added to the beetle paranoia. :( |
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By: littleladyagain
9/11/2009
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| hmmm never noticed any with lice on them myself..and we checked them out thoroughly as kid's..lol |
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By: busty.stclaire
9/11/2009
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| Hahahahahahaha, I used to be so bold when I was little, everything freaks me out now! |
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By: littleladyagain
9/11/2009
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| heh.. I reckon their little leggies tickle running up your arm.. I still love them :P |
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By: verycontrary_mary
9/11/2009
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| I remember finding the iridescent christmas beetles , believing them to be Santa's true message carriers.My own kids later grew up on that thought too. |
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By: busty.stclaire
9/11/2009
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"heh.. I reckon their little leggies tickle running up your arm.."
Weeeeeeeps :( |
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By: busty.stclaire
9/11/2009
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"I remember finding the iridescent christmas beetles "
I can appreciate them from AFAR, just no touching *shudder* |
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By: sandpants66
9/11/2009
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"I remember finding the iridescent christmas beetles , believing them to be Santa's true message carriers.My own kids later grew up on that thought too."
me too! i never get excited about christmas until i see one, so far only the brown ones :( |
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By: sandpants66
9/11/2009
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"Moths are revolting too, that horrid dust they leave on your hands when you have to remove them."
a work colleague of mine had a fear of moths, we planted a giant one under his phone handset...then rang him :P so cruel but the result was worth it, ever hear a 34 year old man squeel like a 14 year old girl at a jonas brothers concert? hahaha |
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By: verycontrary_mary
9/11/2009
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| I haven't seen an iridescent one yet either sandpants. It really does herald Christmas to me too seeing them :) |
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By: sandpants66
9/11/2009
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| anyone know what sort of range they have? i dont remember seeing them when i lived in perth |
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By: aussiearisen
9/11/2009
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| We always called them "cane beetles", but wether they range much outside suggar cane areas, I couldn`t say. |
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By: blossylyn
9/11/2009
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There are 34 species of Christmas beetle distributed throughout Australia, although most species occur in the higher rainfall areas of the southern and eastern states.
Adults beetles are usually between 20 and 30 millimetres in length, have small clubbed antennae and spiky legs.
Depending on the species, Christmas beetles come in a range of colours including:
pale to dark brown
green
iridescent green.
Christmas beetle larvae have a distinctive 'C' shape and are often called curl grubs.
They inhabit the soil throughout grassland areas, and can be found in:
agricultural and native pastures
grassy woodlands
suburban gardens.
Christmas beetles emerge late afternoon and can fly distances of several kilometres. Most flights occur at dusk, with beetles often attracted to outdoor lighting
http://www.csiro.au/resources/ChristmasBeetles.htm l |
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By: loocy_lastik
9/11/2009
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| I just wanna know who gave them the steriods this year. They're friggin HUGE. |
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By: busty.stclaire
9/11/2009
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"a work colleague of mine had a fear of moths, we planted a giant one under his phone handset...then rang him :P so cruel but the result was worth it, ever hear a 34 year old man squeel like a 14 year old girl at a jonas brothers concert? hahaha"
That sux sandy, that poor dude, but yeh, funny! |
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