Urgent Communique from the year 2113:The National Congress of University-level Departments of Entymology has declared that another insect species has become extinct.
Coleoptera, more commonly referred to as the May beetle or June bug, has been on the endangered list the past 70 years.
"The demise of this species", according to Dr. Ludovico Taylor of the University of Texas, "is primarily due to two factors: First, there is the irrefutable impact of the change in the weather patterns that have afflicted many plants, insects and animals throughout the world.
"Second, there is the matter of human termination of the lifespan of these insects. June bugs, or May beetles, were always inclined toward omnisocial behavior. In other words, they did not avoid other life forms, probably because they had no natural predators to speak of except for man."
"Many children, throughout history, have thrilled to tying string or pieces of thread to the legs of June bugs. The bugs would fly around and around. Inevitably, they would escape by exerting enough resistance to tearing off the leg to which the string was attached. This was never a detriment to their reproductive abilities. However, as society became more insular, with controlled living environment constantly shutting out nature, any June bugs entering homes were more than likely destroyed.
"Since the advent of time travel, entymologists have been studying the declining populations of
coleoptera to determine if there was a major event in which the decline began its downward spiral.
"One such event occured during the morning hours of May 20, 2013, in Studio City, California. A particularly vibrant mating pair had entered a home through a vent from outside the home. During that night, one of the pair was killed by an irritated occupant of the home who, apparently, was unable to sleep.
"While it has not been established whether altering events in the past should be permitted, the National Congress is considering assembling a team to revisit May 20, 2013, in Studio City to prevent the June bugs (aka "May beetles") from entering the home. If they fail, there may be a failsafe initiated to avoid the killing of one of the mating pair."
