A blog to update family and friends on my adventures in the oil sands of Fort McMurray Alberta
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Giant Beetles
Apparently there are these giant beetles here that the guys call an 'oilsands beetle'. I do not know that this is the correct term for them, but they are huge. We found one on the job today, and I am told that this one is small.
That's just a water beetle. The "tar sands beetle" that you need to look out for is called a spotted sawyer. They have very long thin antenna and when they bit it feels like getting hit by 5 wasps at once.
That's just a water beetle. The "tar sands beetle" that you need to look out for is called a spotted sawyer. They have very long thin antenna and when they bit it feels like getting hit by 5 wasps at once.
ReplyDeleteI'd rather get booted in the nuts than get bite by a spotted Sawyer .. they fucking suck
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