@abc7la: Figeater beetles are part of Southern California summers. These clumsy insects are known for flying into to things -- and people 😬 The vibrant green bugs, which are native to the Southern U.S., have made themselves right at home in Los Angeles. Like any good L.A. transplant that came for the weather and stayed for the food— these guys have absolutely no idea where they’re going.

Lizzie McGuire is my mom :

They’re called June bugs by everybody in LA

M a r í s o L :

Mexican here 🙋🏽‍♀️ese es un mayate. In the summer when we visited my grandparents in the countryside we tied strings on em and buzzed them around 🙃

Sir.Argue.A lot :

I’ve been calling them June bugs since the 90s when did the name change

11k.lowks :

I thought they were blind

momgetoffmypage :

and at night they bury themselves underground in loose soil to sleep 😴

Pulp Fishing :

June bugs. We use to tie fishing line on them and fly them around. San Diego.

Jaycie :

They swarm a pepper tree in my front yard and ambush me every morning when I take my dogs out. They’re pretty but such a nuisance

mary j 🐈 :

they are TERRIFYING

☆BlackPurplehair22☆ :

they eat cactus fruit too

DP 🇺🇸 :

That’s a Mexican kite, aka Maya-t

Briana :

A June bug flew INSIDE MY CAR WHILE I WAS IN IT just an hour ago 😭

Draken7890 :

Aren’t those June bugs?!?!?

renefuentes714 :

🍜🥡🍱🌮🍲🧋 :

thought those were June bugs

OnMySOUL😱 :

Naw homegirl, they know exactly what they doing😂 they literally fly right up to your face 😂

Raven Norris✝️🏳️‍⚧️ :

I call all those type of bugs June bugs. I am terrified of them. 😂😂

Tabachoy :

Catch them and tie a thread to their legs.. You get a free toy! 🤣🤣

Jimmyayo :

I have never heard of them being called fig eater beetles

￶ ￶ ￶ ￶ ￶ ￶￶ ￶ ￶ :

Those are Japanese Beetles

kevvy :

We used to tie strings to their foot and fly them like kites. Gen X things.

Car tire :

Bad at their jobs? Like Trump?

Summertime :

Those are Mexican kites!! 😂😂😂😂

Mr._ED. 😎 :

June Bugs aka MAYATés otherwise known as 🔍 The Great California Emerald June Bug Beetles

chaoschronicals :

Completely harmless btw