They only come out for one month a year

I know them as July bugs, but apparently they are also known as June bugs and May beetles, so something is wrong here!

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Posted By: conker on July 3rd 2006 at 16:58:58

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Anyway, what are the beetle flying things that make an appearance this time of year (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 3, 16:51:16
- I think they're called Simon (General Chat) - malkybarkid, Jul 3, 22:12:23
- They only come out for one month a year (General Chat) - conker, Jul 3, 16:58:58
- They're called Cockchafers... (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 3, 16:53:35
  - you have answered my question perfectly, how the fuck did you know that? (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 3, 16:55:54
    - I went to Kingswood once and there were hundreds of the things... (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 3, 16:56:42
      - I actually went to Kingswood, and saw hundreds fo these things (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:00:55
        
        I'm pretty certain you're talking about another of your cockchafing experiences. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 3, 17:02:33
        
        No, I'm talking about how you have stolen my life experiences and made them your own (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:03:57
        
        I had this experience the other day... (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 3, 17:06:30
        
        lies (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:06:49
        
        never. (n/m) (General Chat) - Dog, Jul 3, 17:08:01
        
        Have to say Stag beetles rock (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:04:24
        
        I once saw a stag beatle the size of a crab. (n/m) (General Chat) - Bob_in_Arbroath, Jul 3, 17:19:00
        
        fibber (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:19:51
        
        Tis true. Are you really a bird or is this all a wind up? (n/m) (General Chat) - Bob_in_Arbroath, Jul 3, 17:23:30
        
        goodness me - dont you know by now?? (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:24:43
        
        kick arse beetles (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:10:31
        
        and Scarabs (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:07:36
        
        Is that a tribute band? (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:05:11
    - I told him (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 16:56:26
- why dont wasps sting more often??.... (General Chat) - Sperminator, Jul 3, 16:53:30
  - *they're* (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 16:56:30
    - fuck off and get hit by a bus!! (n/m) (General Chat) - Sperminator, Jul 3, 16:57:23
      - With that sort of sharp frowning 'my willy looks a 3month old mushroom' (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:02:57
        
        I thought it rather amoosing (n/m) (General Chat) - Fierce Panda, Jul 3, 17:05:09
        
        same here (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:05:37
        
        its the visual interpretation of a three month old mushroom (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:11:01
        
        enough to put you off for life (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:03:42
      - blub (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 16:58:33
        
        sorry... (General Chat) - Sperminator, Jul 3, 17:04:04
        
        You need to stop listening to Del Amitri and Run Rig (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:32:25
        
        he said bus (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:01:28
  - Ronaldo would be in the shit then. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 3, 16:54:15
    - id get my big hornet mates onto him! (n/m) (General Chat) - Sperminator, Jul 3, 16:54:52
- Billywitch? (n/m) (General Chat) - raretek, Jul 3, 16:53:12
- they keep dive bombing you all the time, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jul 3, 16:53:05
  - thats the ones (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 3, 16:53:37
    - they are called escarabajo del fuego, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jul 3, 16:56:43
      - Melolontha melolontha (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:00:31
      - I'm going back to college in September to learn Spanish. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Jul 3, 16:59:23
        
        i know only a few, (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jul 3, 17:03:14
        
        how rude (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 17:05:05
        
        but a great example of how different the languages are (n/m) (General Chat) - NCFC4life, Jul 3, 17:07:03
- sound fun (n/m) (General Chat) - rwyank, Jul 3, 16:52:35
- Kites (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 16:52:18
- cruel (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 16:51:49
  - better to kill em instantaneouysly (General Chat) - Tomblander, Jul 3, 16:54:43
    - how many seconds do they need. (n/m) (General Chat) - lovely old job, Jul 3, 16:56:44
- July bugs? (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Jul 3, 16:51:46
  - Thunderbugs (n/m) (General Chat) - Duck and Chips, Jul 3, 16:57:10
    - Thunderbugs are go! (n/m) (General Chat) - conker, Jul 3, 17:00:51
      - Thunderspacks (n/m) (General Chat) - pants, Jul 3, 17:04:39

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