Today was sunny and HOT with heavy humidity so feel like temperatures are ridiculously high. I was indoors working on weekend chores like laundry and cleaning followed by organizing some household accounts papers.
June bugs have arrived, those giant walnut-sized beetles that bang into the side of the house or the windows making an unholy racket. Then sit on the window ledge buzzing wildly. Thankfully the invasion of these creatures lasts a very short time. There are many different insects that bear this appellation depending on where one is located. The local variety are truly grotesque mainly due to their size and bizarre behaviour. I heard the first one outside the window on June 1 -- the same date as last year -- so they are true to their name. Just as with cicadas, social media explodes with ways to cook and eat the critters, but that will not be happening here. I will try to remain calm when it sounds like someone is outside the window trying to break in, safe in the knowledge that the beetles will be gone soon. This is their mating season and they die in a couple of weeks, so are a bit frantic perhaps. They are far from aerodynamic and their wings don't help them fly well. They will bang into porch lights or windows (I've had this happen even in an unlit room). Apparently, they do this repeatedly and become exhausted and fall to the ground where they flail a bit on their backs and then become snacks for birds and things like raccoons and skunks. Yay -- like I want to attract more of those little mammals to the yard. <sigh> It appears that patience will help wait out the attacks to the house -- I'll just have to hunt around to find the patience that always seems to be misplaced. <smile>
The song chosen to share today is an odd little tune that seems to take place in a bayou area. It isn't about bugs but a person with what I hope is the nickname, Junebug. The tempo is a bit wild and reminds me of the frantic flying and attacking solid objects of the insect that share this name. Stay safe. Enjoy!
Junebug - B-52s
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