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J. B. S. Haldane was a British biologist. One day a theologian asked him what he could surmise about the nature of God after studying the biology of Earth. Haldane replied that, “God has an inordinate fondness for beetles.” Come along with Tidbits as we consider beetles!

A SUCCESS STORY

• Beetles are the largest group of animals on the planet. One out of every four known species on Earth, both plant and animal, is a beetle.

Beetles are the largest genus of insect, accounting for one-third of all insect species.

Over 350,000 species of beetle have been identified since 1758; that averages out to slightly more than four new species per day.

Considering sheer numbers, beetles are the most successful animal on Earth.

• The Old English word ‘bitula’ meaning ‘little biter’ gave us the word ‘beetle.’ The word ‘weevil’ (a genus of long-snouted beetles) comes from the German ‘webila’ meaning ‘swarming.’ The scientific name for the order of beetles is Coleoptera, from the Greek word ‘koleon’ meaning a sheath and ‘pteron’ meaning wing. Beetles have two sets of wings.

The top set is hard and is used as protection, forming a kind of shell over the bottom set of wings, which are delicate and used for flying.

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• The bombardier beetle discharges a toxic vapor when threatened, propelling the noxious fumes amazing distances through a miniature explosion. The propellant is actually two highly explosive fuels that the beetle manufactures in two separate glands— hydroquinone and hydrogen peroxide. The explosion takes place in a hardcoated rocket chamber, propelling the chemical outward. A bombardier beetle can reload and fire up to a dozen times in a row when under attack, taking deadly aim through a flexible and very precise turret.

• One kind of beetle not only looks just like a wasp but also flies like a wasp, imitating the flight pattern. When captured, the harmless beetle will even mimic stinging its captor.

• The gold-necked carrion beetle, when under attack, flops over on its back while beating its wings, which produces a noise just like a bumblebee, scaring off predators.

• Many kinds of plants have evolved toxins that circulate in their sap to repel insects. However, there are some beetles that not only eat the poisoned sap with relish, but then secrete the toxins through their exoskeletons, making themselves taste bad.

• The aptly-named blister beetle exudes a caustic substance that does indeed cause blisters. One type of blister beetle is ground up and sold as a reputed aphrodisiac called Spanish Fly. When swallowed, it irritates the lining of the urinary tract. When rubbed on the skin, it causes itching and burning.

• Some beetles have evolved a natural camouflage and look exactly like tree bark, lichens, or bird poop. One Mexican species looks exactly like a lizard dropping. Several kinds of beetles have brightly colored spots on their wings that look exactly like large eyeballs, startling potential predators.

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EVIL WEEVILS

• Beetles that have long snouts are called weevils.

The snouts are used for sucking sap, which can cause problems for farmers. The boll is the seedpod of a cotton plant. The female boll weevil lays eggs on the boll, and the larvae eat the cotton fibers, destroying as much as 60% of the crop. In Enterprise, Alabama, the weevils destroyed not only the cotton crop but also the entire economy.

So farmers began to plant peanuts instead, and found that peanuts earned them more money than cotton. The farmers were so grateful to the weevil for forcing them to try peanuts that they put up a statue. The plaque reads, “In profound appreciation of the Boll Weevil and what it has done as the Herald of Prosperity.”

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• Rats will care for sick and injured members of their group.

• Rats can't vomit, which is why they are so susceptible to poison.

• A rat, after witnessing a treat being buried, will remember the spot only for a few seconds.

• Rats who are stroked for a few minutes daily gain a resistance to stress that causes illness in non-handled rats.

• Rats were given the choice between sunflower seeds with their husks on or sunflower seeds from which the husks had already been removed. However, to get the pre-husked seeds, the rats had to wait for the pre-determined time it takes a rat to remove a husk. Researchers wanted to see if the rats would like to wait for the pre-husked seeds, or to do the work themselves. The rats all seemed to feel that a seed in the paw is worth one in the feeder, and they all chose to husk the seeds themselves.

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• Researchers rigged up a device whereby they could entice rats to cross an electrified grill by putting something worthwhile on the opposite side of the grill.

Food, water, a mate— or a litter of baby rats. They found that the mothering instinct was stronger than the drive for food, water, or sex. However, a mother rat would cross the electrified grill only if her litter still needed to be nursed. They also discovered that thirst was a stronger incentive than hunger, and that females in heat crossed the grill faster the longer they had been deprived of sex.

• Pregnant rats in overcrowded or noisy conditions gave birth to nervous, stupid offspring who remained nervous and stupid even when “adopted” by normal rat mothers.

• When blindfolded college students were pitted against rats in a maze-running contest, the rats clearly outdid the students. They consistently learned the pattern of the maze in one-third the number of trips as the humans.

• When it comes to running mazes, scientists rank the following animals in order of intelligence: kitten, rat, guppy, guinea pig, chick, turtle.

• A researcher at the University of Michigan taught a rat to jump at cards placed on a high platform.

The card with a white circle would always fall aside when the rat bumped it, allowing the rat access to the food compartment. But the black-circled card was rigid, forcing the rat to fall into a net below. The rat learned to jump at the white circled card quite quickly. But then the researcher abruptly changed the rules: now the food was placed alternately behind the white card, then the black card. The rat was totally frustrated and unable to learn the new rule. After a few mistakes, it refused to jump unless forced. Even when the scientist showed the rat the food behind the black card, it still continued to jump for the white. The rat became neurotic.

• A researcher raised two groups of rats. The first group was raised in small one-rat cages, with plenty of good food and water, but no exercise wheel, no socialization, no problems and no pain. The second group lived in a free environment, with other rats and constant challenges and obstacles. Subsequent intelligence testing revealed that the protected rats were dumber than the rats which had been challenged all their lives.

• When Bob Hope quipped, "My hotel room is so small that the rats are stoop-shouldered," the hotel threatened to sue him unless he took it back. So in his next routine, he said, "I'm sorry I said that the rats in that hotel were stoop-shouldered. They are not."

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WEST NILE VIRUS HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN GRAND FORKS West Nile virus (WNV) is an infection transmitted by mosquitoes. The mosquito most common for transmitting this virus is one that is widespread throughout the Grand Forks region. This mosquito does not discriminate. People of all ages are susceptible to WNV infection, but the elderly are at higher risk for developing the more severe form of this disease (neuroinvasive illness). Children infected with WNV generally show no symptoms or may have a mild fever.

WEST NILE VIRUS WARNING

Risk factors for West Nile virus: • Time of year – The majority of WNV cases occur from July – September.

• Geographic region – The Dakotas have reported some of the highest cases per capita in the United States.

• Time spent outdoors not wearing protective clothing and mosquito repellent – If you work or spend a lot of time outdoors (golfing, gardening, hunting, etc.), you’re at a higher risk of being bitten by mosquitoes.

• Proximity – If you live in an area where WNV has already been identified or near mosquito larval habitat.

• If you have a weakened immune system.

The best way to prevent West Nile virus infection is to avoid mosquito bites.

• Use mosquito-repellant products containing DEET. • Wear long sleeves and pants.

• Eliminate any standing water from your property, such as trash bins, plant saucers, rain gutters, buckets, etc.

The mosquito most common for transmitting this disease generally stays close to the site it hatched from. Don’t let it be a container or rain gutter from your own property.

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• On July 21, 1775, Patriot minutemen in whaleboats raid Little Brewster Island, in Boston Harbor. The raiders temporarily drove off the island's British guard before burning the wooden parts of the point's lighthouse. Ten days later, 300 minutemen returned to the island to prevent the British from making repairs.

• On July 19, 1799, a French soldier discovers a black basalt slab inscribed with ancient writing near the Egyptian town of Rosetta. The Rosetta Stone contained passages written in three different scripts -- Greek, Egyptian hieroglyphics and Egyptian demotic -- providing the key to deciphering hieroglyphic language.

• On July 24, 1911, American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru. The site itself stretches for 5 miles, with over 3,000 stone steps linking its many levels. Today, more than 300,000 people visit every year.

• On July 22, 1923, John Dillinger joins the Navy in order to avoid charges of auto theft. A decade later, Dillinger's reputation was forged in a single 12-month period, during which he robbed more banks than Jesse James did in 15 years.

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• On July 18, 1940, President Franklin Roosevelt is nominated for an unprecedented third term. In 1947, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which stated that no person could be elected to the office of president more than twice.

“Tyranny is defined as that which is legal for the government, but illegal for the citizenry.”

• On July 20, 1969, American astronaut Neil Armstrong becomes the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. As he stepped from the lunar lander, Armstrong say: "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind."

~ Thomas Jefferson

• On July 23, 1984, Vanessa Williams gives up her Miss America title, the first resignation in the pageant's history, after Penthouse magazine announces plans to publish nude photos of the beauty queen.

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• “If you have dry skin on elbows, knees or feet, get a container of Vaseline or other petroleum jelly. Rub a little bit of it into the dry skin areas at night, and you should see a difference in a week.” — E.L. in California • Whenever you travel in the car with your pet, try taking a sealable container of ice for drinking. It doesn’t spill as easily as water does, but will melt as time passes. Then Rover can drink the water when you stop for a break.

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by Samantha Weaver

• It was noted American poet and feminist Adrienne Rich who made the following sage observation: "Language is as real, as tangible, in our lives as streets, pipelines, telephone switchboards, microwaves, radioactivity, cloning laboratories, nuclear power stations."

• When you were growing up, did kids call each other "chicken" to insult each other's bravery? In all likelihood, the answer is yes. That word has been used since the 14th century to insult those considered to be cowardly.

• It was once against the law in some places -- England, for example -- for a man to marry his brother's widow. It was considered to be an incestuous relationship.

• On a per-capita basis, Canada is the most educated place in the world; more than half of the country's residents have earned at least one college degree.

• According to a study conducted by researchers at Emory University, heterosexual couples who spend more than $20,000 on their wedding were three and a half times as likely to have shorter marriages than those who were more frugal. This principle extends to the ring, too; men who spent more than $2,000 on an engagement ring were more likely to end up divorced.

• It takes about 70 hours to read the entire Bible aloud -even longer if you take breaks to sleep and eat (and shower, one would hope).

• Aside from being plant products, what do pinecones and pineapples have in common? You might be surprised. Not only do both have scales (which are obvious to see), but the scales share the same pattern: 13 rows spiraling one way, and eight rows spiraling the other way.

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• In the late 1860s, a scale insect – a type of sapsucking bug – was accidentally imported into California, on some acacia trees that had been shipped from Australia. Within 20 years the scale appeared on citrus trees in California in epidemic numbers. Millions of trees died and the citrus industry was in jeopardy.

• Although Australia had the same kind of scale, their citrus trees weren’t affected by the scale.

An entomologist for the Department of Agriculture went to Australia to find out why.

• He noticed an Australian beetle eating the scale.

Since these beetles did not live in America, he shipped 129 of them to the United States.

• They were placed on an infected tree under a tent and allowed to feed and reproduce. Soon the tree showed no signs of scale. The tent was removed and the beetles were allowed to spread, becoming the first insect species to be deliberately introduced to North America for the purpose of biological control.

• More shipments of the insect followed, and it took only two years and $1,500 worth of the bugs to control the scale infestation.

• Soon the bug had spread nationwide, becoming America’s most beloved insect. Today the bright red insect is a favorite of children and many people consider it good luck to have one of these flying beetles land on them. What is the name of the beetle that saved the citrus groves? Answer: The ladybug.

THE BENEFICIAL BEETLE

• Worldwide, there are about 4,500 different species of ladybugs. Of those, about 400 kinds are found in North America, including the type imported from Australia.

• It takes 3,000 ladybugs to protect an acre of orange trees.

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• Ladybugs are also beloved by gardeners because they eat aphids, devouring as many as 5,000 during Answer: Dell. the course of their lifetime. Ladybugs can eat up to 75 aphids in a single day.

A VERY LARGE NUMBER • Ladybugs were named after the Virgin Mary • Edward Kasner was a mathematician.

In 1938 and to be called "theupbeetles Our Lady," he used was asked to come with aofname for a probably insectsone, were ravagvery largebecause number:when the numeral followed by the a hundred zeros.

He askedcalled his two ing crops and the peasants outyoung to the nephewsfor what name they would suggest. heavens help, ladybugs showed up to save crop.

•the Nine-year-old Milton suggested a name out of the funnies.

A cartoon stripincharacter • Not only are they called ladybugs our lannamed Barney was very popular. Milton chose guage, but in various other languages as well. In Barney’s last name for the number.

Scandinavia, they’re called ‘cyckelpiga’ mean•ing Kasner announced the new for the big ‘Our Lady’s key-maid’ andname in France they’re number in his next book, altering the spelling. known as ‘betes de la Vierge’ meaning ‘animals •ofSixty later, Larry Page the years Virgin.’

Ladybugs are and alsoSergey called Brin lady developed a new internet search engine. beetles or, in Europe, ladybird beetles. Other search engines searched each webpage and • Inranked England, ladybugs hopstimes vines, themthe according to live howon many a specific appeared them, Page and which areterm burned at theonend of but each season.

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• They decided they needed a name that • When underhow attack, ladybugs will the feignsearch death reflected many websites by falling over and secreting a blood-like subengine was searching. They took the name stance from Kasner’s their knees. secretion poiof Edward veryThe large number,isonly sonous and it tastes bad. they misspelled it slightly, so it ended up being spelled exactly the same way the cartoon • They smell with their feet and antennae.

Their character Barney spelled his last name. What’s jaws chew side-to-side instead of up and down. it called? (Answer at bottom of page) The color of a ladybug’s spots begins to fade as COMPUTER FACTS the insect ages.

Females are larger than males.

•They In 1981 Bill active Gates atsaid, “640 kb of memory are most temperatures around 75 F. ought to be enough for anybody.”

• When a female ladybug lays her eggs, she will • Moore’s Law states that computer performance also lay a batch of unfertilized eggs. When the doubles every 18 to 24 months, and ever since larvae will eat the unfertilized eggs 1971, hatch, this hasthey been true. as their first meal.

• HP, Google, Microsoft, and Apple were all started in garages.

Answer: Google, from googol.

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