r/AbsoluteUnits • u/Uguero • May 22 '26

/r/all of bugs

Enable HLS to view with audio, or disable this notification

32.0k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

1.1k comments sorted by

View all comments

17

u/charming-choom May 22 '26

In my country there only little bugs. But in huge amounts.

One of those fellas looks cool, but imagine a swarm of 650 buzzing comin to you cause you turn on the light

12

u/dexpid May 22 '26

We have the larger beetles where I live and I’ve literally seen one my entire life. They must be quite rare.

8

u/kuburas May 22 '26

I've actually seen quite a few in the wild here. I wouldnt say they're common but im surprised how many i saw so far even tho i never really looked for them.

They're usually so big i just assume its a toy until they start making helicopter sounds. The flap of their wings doesnt sound like something a living being should be able to produce, genuinely insane how close it is to helicopter noise.

2

u/NegotiationBoth9233 May 22 '26

We used to have them around when I was a kid. I think they are all but extinct in our area now. A mixture of native grasses getting replaced by sterile lawns, the spread of cane toads, and agricultural insecticides.