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Every person, sooner or later, comes upon a crazy weird insect and wonders what it could possibly be. The question now is: how do you go about finding out?

If you love books and other printed materials, you might find yourself headed to the library or the local book store for a good field guide on insects. But, then what? There is no fast way to learn all the things you need to know so that you can use what the experts use: dichotomous keys (and often a microscope). So that you do not have to look it up, a dichotomous key poses a question about a specific character. That question has only two possible answers (yes or no) and either ends in your answer, or branches to another question. These questions continue until you work your way through all the questions that are relevant and you have your insect identified. Using keys to get your answer can be a grueling process.

To spare their readers, beginners' guides to insects do not use keys and usually display only common species, with up to a few hundred images or photographs. That is not to say that these resources are not good. In fact, many of them are extraordinarily useful and should also be admired for their artwork and photographs. Considerable skills are required to render publishable-quality illustrations and photographs of these wonderful and minute creatures. However, if you do not know a cockroach from a butterfly, you could get lost thumbing through the pages and may give up.

If you are not the book aficionado, you might head straight to the all-powerful internet. Yes, books and web pages are a powerful things. But, as of this writing (July 2010), there are an estimated 35 million websites about insects. That means that websites about insects outnumber insect species by about 35 to one. Sadly, despite the myriad pages about insects, not every insect species has a web page devoted to its identification. Until then, you will probably find yourself browsing through endless pages trying to find some article or picture, for example, about a "weird green and red bug with long feelers". Unless you have great skill at performing web-based searches for insect identification, you are in for a formidable challenge.

Without adding any more examples of what could waste your time trying to identify your bug, the easiest way to get your answer is to ask somebody else who knows an awful lot about insects. Now, if you do not actually have the bug, or at least a photograph of the bug, asking an expert about this "weird green and red bug with long feelers" is likely to give both of you a headache.

The expert will be thinking: Hmm...It is not a roach because there are no roaches around here that look like that so it is probably a beetle of some sort. The inside joke here is that beetle species outnumber all other animal species (not just insects) about 3 to 1. If you just guessed it was a beetle, then you would have a good chance of actually being right. Next, the expert thinks: how many of the thousands of insects I have memorized are green and red and have long antennae? Then, inside their head they start thinking like their dichotomous keys: Was it a beetle or something else? If it was a beetle, then I have three or four guesses. Was it longer than it was wide? Did the "feelers" look this way or that way? These go on inside their head until they come back at you with some odd questions like: "Can you describe the feelers?" "Were they bent?" "Did you happen to see if it had small bulbs on the end of its feet?" You might answer "No, but it ran really fast!" You may be getting the idea that this method is going to be just as tedious and unlikely to get you the answer you are looking for. But, there is hope.

Provided you have a photograph of your new weird bug, or the insect itself, a knowledgeable insect enthusiast should be able to examine it and quickly narrow down the identity of your insect to at least a scientific group called a family. Species-level identifications are often very difficult, even for the highly trained experts. So, what if you do not actually know any insect enthusiasts?

Fortunately, the US government provides private citizens help through the Systematic Entomology Laboratory at the USDA. However, you will have to prepare the specimen in a particular manner and you will actually need to send them the bug. You may also be able to get help from Cooperative Extension System Offices that are located in each state, typically at an agricultural university.

Faster and easier ways are to use the internet to e-mail or upload a photo of your weird bug to an expert that can identify it quickly. Some of the best experts are volunteers that have no formal training as entomologists, but what they do happen to have is extraordinary enthusiasm for their six-legged friends and a generous willingness to help others. A quick internet search for "Free Insect Identification Help" will return a list of some very good websites for insect identification.

So, the next time you find, for example, a "weird green and red bug with long feelers", take a picture and send it off for free identification help. You may be pleasantly surprised how quickly and easily a volunteer can give you the answer you are looking for!

In addition to publishing numerous scientific articles on insects, the author has contributed to and recommends the following two websites for free help with insect identifications:
InsectAsylum, and BugGuide.

The History of the Vw Beetle. One of the Worlds Classic Cars

The VW Beetle is one of the most well known cars in history. The beetle came out initially in 1938, and has been in production in one form or another for most of the years from 1938 to 2003. The VW Beetle is without doubt one of the most classic cars in history. And the history of the VW Beetle is an interesting one indeed.

The original idea for the VW Beetle, or what is also known as the VW Bug, came from Adolf Hitler. It is said that he had the idea of a "peoples car" in 1924 whilst he way in prison. He wanted a car that anyone could afford, and also to help with the unemployment problem that existed in post WW1 Germany. In 1933 the Nazi party came to power and Hitler raised the issue of building special roads for the peoples car, and in 1933 the government began a program of construction of "autobahns" for German drivers. "Volkswagon" (VW) is the German name for peoples car.

Hitler wanted the design project for the Beetle started and gave the job to Ferdinand Porshe, later to become very well known for the "Porsche" cars that bore his name. Hitler specified some criteria, including a top speed of 62 mph (100 kmh), at least 42 miles to the gallon fuel consumption, able to transport at least 2 adults and 3 children and to be able to sell for less than what was at the time the equivalent of 86 pounts (UK currency).

Thus began the history of the VW Beetle, arguably the most famous car in history.

The big question was the engine to be used and the placement of the engine, and in 1935 an Austrial engineer came up with a design for a flat four engine, Porshe having previously decided that the engine should be rear mounted. This engine was an air cooled engine, and was cheap to build, and this engine powered hundreds of thouands of beetles for the next 40 years.

And the name even came from Adolf Hitler. He specified a car that would "look like a beetle" so it was well streamlined, and hence the name "Beetle". Then "Bug". And the history of the VW Beetle records that that body shape changed little over many decades.

The basic style of the VW Beetle changed little over many decades, though of course there were many different models, but each model had the same basic beetle shape, and the engine changed little too. The manufacture of the Volkswagen Beetle stopped in 1980, at what point it had become the worlds most popular car.

The VW Beetle is not the worlds fastest car. It will, technically, do 0 - 50 mph in 13 seconds, a little slower than most cars today, but it had other features that made it popular. It was cheap to buy and run, simple to work on and reliable. It had only a small motor and, although originally required by Hitler to do 42 mpg, actually did a little over 30 mpg. That, however, is still very good compared to many modern cars.

That's the basic history of the VW Beetle. It was and is one of the worlds classic cars. It spawned a whole generation of great small cars, like the VW golf, and sold hundreds of thousands. It has also been the basis of many other vehicles. For example many vehicles such as dune buggies are based on a simple VW Beetel chassis.

The history of the Beetle is an interesting one. And for those interested in owning a VW Beetle there is still a range of great quality second hand Beetles available. And there are countless restored Beetles and car clubs with many Beetle owners.

So if you'd love your own piece of automobile history grab a VW Beetle. The history of the VW Beetle has shown it to be one of the worlds great cars.

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Can anyone tell me how the convertible Beetle bug car drives?

Right now I am driving a 2000 Mustang and have had it since 2000. I am thinking about buying the convertible Beetle bug. I love the look of it, but have not yet test drove it. I live in Michigan and althought the winters are not too bad, I am wondering how it drives in the snow. I would love any answers.

Thanks

The Beetle was designed in the late 30's, and rides a little rough, but for around town is ok.
They are good in the snow, but the heaters are not that great.
It will be much smaller inside than your stang.

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The beetle found at only two locations in Britain

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