I always assume if I get just one downvote on a post mixed with a bunch of upvotes, it probably is an involuntary downvote, like when you scroll and hit the button without noticing.

@cornshark@lemmy.world is apparently the one person who downvoted this for some reason

I did not downvote you because I'm the beetle whisperer. That beetle is flipping you off and hoping you can see it 'cause they're doing it as hard as they can.

About the same for me, but I saw one about 3 weeks ago. I was so excited because it had been so long, no one else seemed to care as much.

Are these limited to certain states? I don't think I've ever seen one of these...

Same, just assume they’re all extinct by now.

A similar golden beetle shows up in south America. Anyone has the scientific name?

Your June bugs are very different from the ones we get in Texas. Ours aren’t fuzzy, and they don’t squeak. They just clumsily buzz around your porch lights and hit you in the face.

That sounds freaking adorable and now I wish we could trade the kinds of June bugs we get for yours

In the Northern Territory of Australia they come in like a metalic green or purple.

Definitely a cute bug.