Annoyed: June bugs

With June still half a month away, there’s no reason june bugs should be buzzing around street lamps and the courtyard tables already. There’s no reason for them to be buzzing around at all.

We see them flipped on their backs, not able to move an inch, serving no purpose aside from causing us to squint in discomfort after stepping on one. Junebugs are the ugly step-cousin to the rolly-polly, a bug one might actually consider picking up in order to save it from a crunchy demise.

Before becoming the nuisance they are, june bugs start out as grubs, which are equally terrible. They munch on our plants, eating the roots in gardens and lawns. June bug “season” may only last a month or two, but it’s long enough that we get sick of the constant tapping on our windows as june bugs seem to launch themselves against the glass at 9 p.m.

So, as a note to june bugs: y’all need to leave.