Ten-lined June beetle up to 2 inches with 3 pairs of legs, with a white body and brown head. The larval stage can last as long as 4 years. Ten-lined June beetle The ten-lined June beetle ("Polyphylla decemlineata"), also known as the watermelon beetle, is a scarab beetle, living in the western United States and Canada. The adults are attracted to light and feed on foliage. They can make a hissing sound when touched or otherwise disturbed, which can resemble the hissing of a bat. This sound is made by their wings pushing down, forcing the air out between their wings and back.
The Game of Cootie to Schaper's, both were paper and pencil games. In 1937, Rork's released "The Game of Cootie", and it too was a paper and pencil game. A paper and pencil party game called "Beetle" is popular in Britain but its date of origin is unknown. In 1939, Transogram published "Cootie", a game featuring a three-dimensional wooden bug assembled in a die-cut tray. Schaper's game was the first to employ a fully three-dimensional, free-standing plastic cootie. Schaper's plastic bug has become an icon, and, for some, a symbol for the baby boomer generation. In 2003, the Toy Industry Association included "Cootie" on