Thread: Gurt Beetle
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Old 14-09-2007, 12:40 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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In article .com,
Des Higgins writes:
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| I was trying to imagine the kinds of beasts that Steve Irwin might
| have tackled had he been a creepy crawley hunter. Imagine a guy with
| a butterfly net made from chain mail sneaking up on a big green shiny
| thing the size of a tennis ball and being very careful because:
| "these little fellers will take yer arm clean off at the elbow if
| ye're not careful"

You did it too well! And the interactions among insect species are
such that they could well have a close relationship with beetles.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.