Hmm… reminds me of the time I didn’t know Sassy had her head out the window and I started rolling it up (she was only a couple months old then)… She didn’t stick her head out the window for another six months. Poor pup.
In the Southern US, they are an annoying little beatle. About 1/2 to 3/4 inches long (1 to 1.5 cm) with an extremely hard shell. The little !@#$ers show up in massive numbers in… wait for it… June. When they die off, you get crunchy carpets outside. Mowing the lawn is an experience. Prior to their die-off, they get everywhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_bug I’m not sure exactly which one it is (they’re all similar in appearance, I don’t live there anymore, and I’m functionally colour-blind).
They fly fairly low, are not particularly adept at getting out of the way of speeding objects, and have sufficient mass that encountering one against bare skin at speed (say on a bicycle or motorcycle) is a moderately to significantly painful impact, and potentially disgusting, depending on if they bounce or smoosh.
I understand June bugs (or similar) are the reason that the drag racer Don “Big Daddy” Garlits put a canopy on his dragster . . . he hit one at roughly 250 mph and felt like it had nearly taken his head off, even with the helmet.
LoL.
I have a small (maybe 14 pounds) dog that avoids open windows while the car is moving.
The reason?
She jumped to the window to bark at some deer while we were doing 30+ mph.
AWWWW! Dietzel puppy!!!
Iv’e been hit by a speeding junebug and it hurts like a Bumblebee sting! BIG TIME
Can you top being hit by one in the mouth?
While yawning?
Oh my god Dietzel puppy.
No, wait.
Oh my god — CRYING Dietzel puppy!
And M with short hair!
It looks good on her. And so would I.
Hmm… reminds me of the time I didn’t know Sassy had her head out the window and I started rolling it up (she was only a couple months old then)… She didn’t stick her head out the window for another six months. Poor pup.
Short hair does work for M…maybe a nice bob cut would be a cute change!
What da *BLEEP* is a “june bug”?!
In the Southern US, they are an annoying little beatle. About 1/2 to 3/4 inches long (1 to 1.5 cm) with an extremely hard shell. The little !@#$ers show up in massive numbers in… wait for it… June. When they die off, you get crunchy carpets outside. Mowing the lawn is an experience. Prior to their die-off, they get everywhere.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_bug I’m not sure exactly which one it is (they’re all similar in appearance, I don’t live there anymore, and I’m functionally colour-blind).
Most people who experience them are not fans.
They fly fairly low, are not particularly adept at getting out of the way of speeding objects, and have sufficient mass that encountering one against bare skin at speed (say on a bicycle or motorcycle) is a moderately to significantly painful impact, and potentially disgusting, depending on if they bounce or smoosh.
I understand June bugs (or similar) are the reason that the drag racer Don “Big Daddy” Garlits put a canopy on his dragster . . . he hit one at roughly 250 mph and felt like it had nearly taken his head off, even with the helmet.
A june bug hit me in the shoulder at 70 mph and I thought I’d be shot. Big black and blue mark the next day.
LoL.
I have a small (maybe 14 pounds) dog that avoids open windows while the car is moving.
The reason?
She jumped to the window to bark at some deer while we were doing 30+ mph.
June bugs: not so nice.
June berries: mmmmmmmmmm!