Re: [Texascavers] misnaned bugs

[Robert Tait]

I found a Stag Beetle  in Dayton Ohio back in the late '70s. I was the "Key Operator" for the brand new Xerox machine. It did not scan images, but used a flash lamp to take a single image per copy.  The bug was about 1.5 inches long.  I put it on the platen, Put the book cover on (keeps the background white to save ink but leaves a space). I made 50 copies of that bug as it wandered around the platen.

Made for an interesting flip book.  High contrast.

The machine would take 500 sheets of paper. I spend the next 20 minutes putting the bug sheets back in the stack at random intervals. 

I figured as Key Operator, someone would say something.

No one ever did.

I think most of them went into multiple copies report to the Air Force.

At least I did not get fired.

I do wonder if anyone ever pondered about the bugs. My guess is that no one ever opened the reports, summarizing  millions of dollars worth of research effort.

I wish I could find a cave tie in for this.  It is possible it was transported back from a recent trip to Mammoth Cave in my gear...

Rob .... From Michigan, currently in Upstate NY.


At 09:03 PM 6/23/2007, Don Cooper wrote:

Yeah -
I found a great big beautiful iridescent green beetle within the bag that a computer monitor came in back in 1989.  The brand was Namco, I think - might have been Japanese, maybe Korean or Taiwan even.  The thing was at least 2 and a half inches across.  Somehow it must have gotten into the bag as the monitor was being packed.
The green was mesmerizing even - it had almost a metalflake appearance.  Might have been a Japanese beetle, Korean Green Battle Beetle, a March Bug or a Verdant Cyphocillus.

[Now, when the Battle Beetles fight, they call it a Battle Beetle Battle.  When the Beetles battle on a paddle it's called a Battle Beetle Paddle Battle...  (thenk you Dr. S.)]

-WaV

On 6/23/07, Scott < back2scool...@hotmail.com> wrote:

I think the green shinny ones are Japaneese Beetles arent they?

----- Original Message -----

From: Wayne Hutchinson

To: Texas cavers list

Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 10:35 AM

Subject: [Texascavers] misnaned bugs

The brown beetles we call Junebugs here are correctly called May Beetles.

June bugs are green shiny and about twice the size.

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