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submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] clearedtoland 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

New rare insult just dropped

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

RL Shiny

[–] fox2263 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

How many doodlebugs are there?

I thought that was the American term for a woodlouse et al..

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

As an American, the only things I've heard a woodlouse called is a "rolly-polly," "pill bug," or "potato bug." The bug in question here looks like what I've heard called Junebugs. They usually only appear about this time of year and are gone by the 4th of July.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Those things are everywhere this year, they start flying right before sunset and they are large enough to wake me up when they hit my windows.

[–] PM_Your_Nudes_Please 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so the European version of the June bug. America (especially the south) is swarmed by tons of these every year:

In certain areas, there will be thousands of them. They’re stupid flyers and just sort of bounce off of everything. It’s pretty common for your porch lights to be swarmed by a dozen of them every evening.

My friends and I joke that they’re the reason to wear protective gear when riding motorcycles. Running into a June bug at 70 MPH feels like getting shot with a paintball, and you’ll probably run into several during your ride.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

This is how you recognize a friendly motorist, by the number of june bugs between his teeth