You don't see as many as you did back then since the poor critters got
their legs torn off and were so dizzy from flying in perpetual circles
that they never mated and reproduced. Tch, tch. :-) :-)
Chuck Norcutt
Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Charlie,
>
> Thanks for looking. Yes, my wife said she and her brothers did the same,
> and I recall trying it myself a few times. I don't see as many as we did
> back then. This is the first one I have seen in several years.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Charles Geilfuss" <charles.geilfuss@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 8:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: Green June Beetle
>
>
>> Very nice Jim. This one brings back a lot of childhood memories. When I
>> was a kid we would catch June Bugs and tie an eight foot segment of fine
>> black thread to one of its back legs. Then hold the opposite end in one
>> hand
>> and with the other toss the bug into the air. They fly around like crazy
>> while we walked down the sidewalk. PETA would not approve.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 8:41 PM, Jim Nichols
>> <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Found on the way to the mailbox today, this Green June Beetle seems out a
>>> little late, on the last day of August.
>>>
>>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Green+June+Beetle.jpg.html
>>>
>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
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