The Life of a Beetle

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2006-04-20T00:39:00.000-07:00

Rick gave up his VW Beetle for these new wheels

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Relaxing at the dog park can sometimes be dangerous

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Beetlehood isn't easy

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

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

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

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Frass [fras] insect excrement.
Imago [im-MAH-go] the adult or reproductive stage of an insect.

Harold's DWI didn't stop him from gettin' around town

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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

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

Santa didn't mean to scare the kids away

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Harold likes to become engorged on grub burgers

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David never liked being called a Doodlebug

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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

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

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

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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

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