Message #18678

[mccoy]

I remember the story of George Harrison meeting Daya Mata and telling her he was from the Beatles and she replied: 'Really; Who are they?'

I might have answered her promptly: The beetles....aka coackroaches: Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, having biting or chewing mouthparts and forewings modified to form horny coverings that protect the underlying pair of membranous hind wings when at rest.

Also: pest, vermin