The...Horde? Swarm?

[hwango]

I keep thinking that it's raining. The clicking sounds against the window are more like that of light sleet or icy snow, but with this heat that's obviously impossible. But it's not rain, either. It's dozens (if not hundreds) of little bug ramming themselves against the glass. They don't look like most beetles, nor are they moths - the wings are definitely folded up on the back. Some kind of short, squat little grasshopper relative? They aren't on any of the plants on the porch, so they aren't some ravening blight that will leave the neighborhood totally defoliated, thankfully. But they're definitely eerie if for no other reason than their alarming numbers. I'm not going outside to catch one, I can tell you that for certain.

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[hwango.livejournal.com]

The thing about the Japanese beetles is that they're so shiny! Taken in the abstract, they might even be pretty. But I grew up knowing that they were a menace to the plants, and they're solid enough that it's unpleasant to have one crash into you, so they are thoroughly unlikeable. I definitely wouldn't want my room filled with them - that does sound pretty horrible.

[fiveforsilver]

Yeah, one at a time they're not bad, but en masse? I never had an infested room, but I did live in a dorm with a sun-facing entrance (I forget if it was morning or afternoon sun), which apparently they found particularly attractive. So they swarmed the entrance, with its nice sun-warmed stone. We used...other entrances...