The Life of a Beetle

Beetles make up one out of every four animal species in this world. However, many people don't realize that some have adapted some unique personalities too....

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Location: San Francisco, California

4/20/2006

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4/17/2006

Rick gave up his VW Beetle for these new wheels

Relaxing at the dog park can sometimes be dangerous

Beetlehood isn't easy

Even though he used his cousin as bait, his family will be proud of the big catch



The larva of Darkling Beetles, called mealworm, make excellent fish bait.

4/14/2006

Martin does not care if other imagoes think his music sounds like frass





Frass [fras] insect excrement.
Imago [im-MAH-go] the adult or reproductive stage of an insect
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Harold's DWI didn't stop him from gettin' around town




Bumblebees, hornets and wasps can lose their coordination after feeding on fermented fruits.

Since becoming solitary, Randy likes to kill time with Coors and chinese food




Solitary [sol-EH-tarry] living alone, and not in groups

Santa didn't mean to scare the kids away

Harold likes to become engorged on grub burgers

David never liked being called a Doodlebug



Ant Lion larva is called a Doodlebug. The larva dig pits and wait at the bottom for ants to stumble into their waiting jaws.

Constipation is never fun, even for a dung beetle

Nothing like a beer and a bath after a day of rollin' dung

George hates doing Beetles covers and when people do the Waggle dance



The Waggle dance is a form of bee communication which gives directions to food sources from a worker bee to fellow bees. The dance not only gives direction and distance to the source, but also indicates the quality and quantity of the source.

Shaving ain't easy for a beetle