A huge bumblebee just flew past me and it reminded me of the drunken beetles that I see in Paxos. You know, the big black winged ones that get drunk off fermented fruit that's lying beneath the trees? Then they fly into walls, fall upside down on the ground and spin round and round in crazy circles until they manage to right themselves
Does anyone else find these a source of endless amusement, or do I just have a warped sense of humour?
Elaine
Message posted by seaangler (Chat Room Administrator) on 19 March 2011 at 5:49pm - IP Logged
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Ummmm yes...
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Elaine Im terrified of that insect and its massive gangly legs..is it the same one we are talking about? Its black with big wings and really long legs...
Im off to bottom of the tree to find the fermented fruit when I visit
Angela
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Angela, I THINK we're talking about the same thing, although I'd never really noticed that they had particularly long legs. I'm terrified of daddy longlegs, so anything with shorter legs than they have is fine by me!
Elaine
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about maybugs, but the things I'm talking about are black rather than brown, have fatter, rounder bodies and are active during the daytime rather than at night. If you google images of scarab beetles, you'll see what I mean. Matty&Sara's description "flying olives" is perfect
Elaine
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Incidentally, when I started this topic I thought everyone would immediately know what I was talking about, but judging by the responses, perhaps these creatures are less common on Corfu than on Paxos? It seems to have turned into an Identify This Bug topic
Elaine
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I remember a few years back Anne was taking a pizza out of the oven, when she put her hands in the oven gloves a May bug (Common Cock Chaffer) was inside the gloves as we had the kitchen door open it must have flown in and crawled into the glove
I can tell you she had a right old fit lol
Tony
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Elaine, I suspect that the reason most visiters to the island don't see them is because they tend to stick round the olive groves. I thought the fireflies were bad at flying until I watched these beetles which seem unable to turn a corner without bumping into something. Never did know what they were called though so that's a result.
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Quote: Originally posted by Tina B on 21 March 2011
At last Elaine someone else has seen them. Were you beginning to think that it was you who had one too many, not the beetles??
As if
Elaine
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So what are the flying things with the huge dangly legs then? Im really not too keen on those and the carpenter bees usually freak me out into running in all directions!!..julesxx
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Know the ones you mean julesx2. I think, having scoured the 'net, that they're probably a type of 'parasitic wasp', clever little beggars who lay their eggs inside the bodies of live aphids. Of course, I'm no expert and may be entirely wrong...
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Jules,
Are they the ones you hear before you see them as they sound like a world war 2 bomber that you have to duck and dive to avoid. If they have yellow/orange stripes, apparently if stung by one medical attention must be sought immediately.
The bombers I've seen seem rather interested in exploring brick work, roof tiles and crevices---looking for insect larvae?
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