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bwh ([personal profile] bwh) wrote2004-06-08 10:22 pm

Breakdancing revival

We just found another maybug in the kitchen. [livejournal.com profile] soubrette tried to pick it up on the end of a pen but inadvertently tipped it over. Much to my amusement, it started breakdancing. Sorry, no pictures. I caught it in an empty paté tub and tipped it out the window.

[identity profile] pseudomonas.livejournal.com 2004-06-08 10:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah, so that's what a cockchafer looks like. We debated this when it appeared in a song in Cox & Box. One of the cast reckoned it was a nickname for a now-obsolete style of trouser.

[identity profile] turtleturtle.livejournal.com 2004-06-09 07:42 am (UTC)(link)
Wow, Robin Williams took the photo - and the maybug looks just as hairy!
Just kidding, of course...pity the no pictures!

[identity profile] soubrette.livejournal.com 2004-06-09 09:58 am (UTC)(link)
The first time we encountered a maybug was much more entertaining (in retrospect) - since we didn't know what it was, and it is a fairly large and hideous insect, I for one screamed, and Ben wouldn't deal with it until he knew what it was. Hurrah for usenet for supplying an answer fairly quickly!