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.
Score (game) where high scores were determined by gamers playing for as long as they could to stay alive, as high scores kept rising. This was made possible due to being the first game to save the player's score. The astounding popularity of "Space Invaders" stemmed from players returning to beat the current high scores, as players could now compete with each other over who had the highest score. In 1979, "Space Invaders Part II" "Star Fire" allowed players to enter initials next to their score. Since this data was stored in the machine's RAM, it was deleted every time the machine