The Rove Beetle

[kpete]

The Rove Beetle


Rove beetles are often abundant in habitats with large numbers of fly larvae -- especially decaying fruit, decaying seaweed, compost, carrion, and dung -- where some are important predators of maggots and others prey on mites or nematodes.

The origin of Turd Blossom?

http://orwellsgrave.blogspot.com/2006/05/rove-beetle.html

[boobooday]

1. It's appropriately disgusting in appearance

But then when you find out the thing actually performs such a useful function (the eating of maggots), it seems that the poor little bug doesn't deserve to be associated with the likes of Rove.

[rfranklin]

2. No, I think it's because Rove put a turd in the White House....

and called it a rose.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

3. His nickname isTurd Blossom because he can make bullshit smell like roses.

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