# Junebugs

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junebugs/655324>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 10, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junebugs/655324 "2013-04-10T14:14:46Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![e.fred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@e.fred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/e.fred)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junebugs/655324/1 "2013-04-10T14:14:46Z")

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I was outside and I saw a bunch of junebugs just laying on their back and trying to turn over. I turned over about 20 of them and a minute later they are all on their backs again struggling. so I turned them over again and another minute later they are on their backs again. Are they just dumb and why cant they stay on their feet?

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junebugs/655324/2 "2013-04-10T14:46:33Z")

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Because it’s too early. It’s only April; they’re not ripe yet.

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**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junebugs/655324/3 "2013-04-10T14:51:21Z")

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I’ve always thought junebugs are dumb. Other bugs may repeatedly fly into window panes thinking it’s open space, but only junebugs will repeatedly fly into a solid wall trying to get through.

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**Author:** ![dstarfire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dstarfire/32/5762_2.png) [@dstarfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dstarfire)\
**Post date:** [April 10, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/junebugs/655324/4 "2013-04-10T17:05:16Z")

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It could be they’re not just struggling to turn over, but actually trying to do something on their backs (mating dance, scratching their back, etc.).