I would like to address the erroneous notion that this panel somehow depicts the extinction of Polyphylla elutus, a type of June bug, in the fires of Burning Man. Come on, people! This GLP comic was published more than a month before Yost’s first encounter* with the Burning Man event in late August, 1991.
Polyphylla elutus is more commonly known as the Asinnuya or Salty Salt Ghost Beetle,…
When we lived in Ohio, we used to have problems with Japanese Beetles. Over the last few years here in Tennessee, we’ve had a similar situation. But in the South, we deal with June bugs. But this year, thy didn’t show up in June. They were a few days late…
I am getting weird Gulliver's Travels vibes from this photo of a May/June beetle (Phyllophaga sp.) that turtled at the light last summer. If I had art skillz I would draw the ropes these flies are obviously using to keep the beetle tied down lol.