The last one I saw was 10 years ago or something. It’s a shame to see these guys go
They are so dumb
Really, they fly up, fall down, on their back, be there for 5 minutes, somehow figure out how to turn themselves, fly up, against the window, fall back down, again on their back, and the cycle repeats itself
I’m a father of a four year old,
Nothing that get’s me so excited to show and lecture him about
Meikevers, tadpoles, salamanders and other annual visiting animals :’-).
Me too, until one unexpectedly flies straight into my face 🙄
Love these little critters, unless you have to bike somewhere around dusk. It’s like getting hit by paintball bullets.
I havent seen a real meikever since I was an idiot teen, none since I became an idiot adult
I mean I went on Wikipedia to read more about it and it says ‘it’s a major pest” haha
Haven’t seen one for years unfortunately. But I try to cheer myself up looking at the shitload of *metselbijen* in the vicinity of my house.
I once saved one from my cats at our farm with my friend when we were young. We then threw it in the air and as it flew it’s first meters it got eaten by a sparrow i’m still traumatized till this day
I just found out what these are called in English and I can’t stop laughing.
*Cockchafer*
Do they have any purpose to the eco System exept food for birds ?
One flew inside of my bedroom last night, not so fun
Those are fucking unkillable insect.
1) I chocked him in a box full of detergent.
2) I pinned him with a needle on a polystyrene square and put it the freezer.
3) Got back 3 days later, to put him correctly for display, and realized his eyes where following me because he was still alive.
4) Put him back again, came back 3 days after, and finally it was dead.
​
Usually step 1 is more than enough, but this motherfacker was resistant.
As a garden owner, I do hate their offspring 🙂
Bloody yes! Meikeverkes!
Cute little critters. Our hedge is usually absolutely swarmed with those. The cats love to chase them, and our daughter loves to pet their fluffy little antennae.
I live on the countryside and never seen one of these.
You call it “meikevers” ? In the region of Gosselies it’s called “balouge”. As my grand father is from Gosselies, I just call it like that
Had six of these in my bedroom over the last 8 days.
First one entered at 01:30 first of may haha.
I saw one the day before yesterday, cute little critters. Glad they’re making a comeback.
Reading up on them on Wikipedia:
> In the Middle Ages, pest control was rare, and people had no effective means to protect their harvest. This gave rise to events that seem bizarre from a modern perspective. In 1320, for instance, cockchafers were brought to court in Avignon and sentenced to withdraw within three days onto a specially designated area, otherwise they would be outlawed. Subsequently, since they failed to comply, they were collected and killed.
>
I usualy find them in the garden while digging, in the huge larva form.
Broer i just fought two of them that flied into my kamer gisteren avond my cat uppercutted one of the suckers and speelde with it till it stopped moving. I then used a stofzuiger to suck it up but then vloog er nog ene binnen. Ofcourse ik in paniek backhand that sucker out of the air and it lands on his back and tries to get up again. I use the stofzuiger again and suck it up. I turn off the stofzuiger and it randomly crawls out and starts flying again so i thought with alle chinese but not with den deze. I backhanded it again and sucked it up and propped a paper on the end of the stofzuiger and i aimed it outside and let it lose. I kept hearing it flying against my window trying to get in again. I feared for my leven vriend.
If i see one i instantly go apeshit for some reason. I hate big flying insects.
Pest insects
ah yes, those little thing, they fly as bad as i drive
Nen eekronker!
Omg no way. I just tried to save one of these this week, sadly he was hurt and he couldnt move. After letting him rest and recover in a plant pot on my terrace i decided to kill him because he just could barely move and seemed to struggle a lot. I was almost about to make a post on here to ask for advice on what to do and what they are, and now i see this. Crazy
It’s like a confirmation that nature still works, despite humans.
I haven’t seen one yet this year… I love how unafraid and gentle they are.
I never seen that thing in my life and im 27 LOL, do they live all over belgium?
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Beautiful!
The last one I saw was 10 years ago or something. It’s a shame to see these guys go
They are so dumb
Really, they fly up, fall down, on their back, be there for 5 minutes, somehow figure out how to turn themselves, fly up, against the window, fall back down, again on their back, and the cycle repeats itself
I’m a father of a four year old,
Nothing that get’s me so excited to show and lecture him about
Meikevers, tadpoles, salamanders and other annual visiting animals :’-).
Me too, until one unexpectedly flies straight into my face 🙄
Love these little critters, unless you have to bike somewhere around dusk. It’s like getting hit by paintball bullets.
I havent seen a real meikever since I was an idiot teen, none since I became an idiot adult
I mean I went on Wikipedia to read more about it and it says ‘it’s a major pest” haha
Haven’t seen one for years unfortunately. But I try to cheer myself up looking at the shitload of *metselbijen* in the vicinity of my house.
I once saved one from my cats at our farm with my friend when we were young. We then threw it in the air and as it flew it’s first meters it got eaten by a sparrow i’m still traumatized till this day
I just found out what these are called in English and I can’t stop laughing.
*Cockchafer*
Do they have any purpose to the eco System exept food for birds ?
One flew inside of my bedroom last night, not so fun
Those are fucking unkillable insect.
1) I chocked him in a box full of detergent.
2) I pinned him with a needle on a polystyrene square and put it the freezer.
3) Got back 3 days later, to put him correctly for display, and realized his eyes where following me because he was still alive.
4) Put him back again, came back 3 days after, and finally it was dead.
​
Usually step 1 is more than enough, but this motherfacker was resistant.
As a garden owner, I do hate their offspring 🙂
Bloody yes! Meikeverkes!
Cute little critters. Our hedge is usually absolutely swarmed with those. The cats love to chase them, and our daughter loves to pet their fluffy little antennae.
I live on the countryside and never seen one of these.
You call it “meikevers” ? In the region of Gosselies it’s called “balouge”. As my grand father is from Gosselies, I just call it like that
Had six of these in my bedroom over the last 8 days.
First one entered at 01:30 first of may haha.
I saw one the day before yesterday, cute little critters. Glad they’re making a comeback.
Reading up on them on Wikipedia:
> In the Middle Ages, pest control was rare, and people had no effective means to protect their harvest. This gave rise to events that seem bizarre from a modern perspective. In 1320, for instance, cockchafers were brought to court in Avignon and sentenced to withdraw within three days onto a specially designated area, otherwise they would be outlawed. Subsequently, since they failed to comply, they were collected and killed.
>
I usualy find them in the garden while digging, in the huge larva form.
Broer i just fought two of them that flied into my kamer gisteren avond my cat uppercutted one of the suckers and speelde with it till it stopped moving. I then used a stofzuiger to suck it up but then vloog er nog ene binnen. Ofcourse ik in paniek backhand that sucker out of the air and it lands on his back and tries to get up again. I use the stofzuiger again and suck it up. I turn off the stofzuiger and it randomly crawls out and starts flying again so i thought with alle chinese but not with den deze. I backhanded it again and sucked it up and propped a paper on the end of the stofzuiger and i aimed it outside and let it lose. I kept hearing it flying against my window trying to get in again. I feared for my leven vriend.
If i see one i instantly go apeshit for some reason. I hate big flying insects.
Pest insects
ah yes, those little thing, they fly as bad as i drive
Nen eekronker!
Omg no way. I just tried to save one of these this week, sadly he was hurt and he couldnt move. After letting him rest and recover in a plant pot on my terrace i decided to kill him because he just could barely move and seemed to struggle a lot. I was almost about to make a post on here to ask for advice on what to do and what they are, and now i see this. Crazy
It’s like a confirmation that nature still works, despite humans.
I haven’t seen one yet this year… I love how unafraid and gentle they are.
I never seen that thing in my life and im 27 LOL, do they live all over belgium?