is there really anything else that must be said?
Waggle of the antennae to Giroofasaurus-vexed for finding this! Apparently it’s a photoshop job, and not a real backpack. But if I’m wrong about that, please let me know!
EDITED TO ADD:
Hey, apparently this is possibly related to Dr. Who. However, it is my professional entomological opinion that this is not the Time Beetle, but a different species. Neener.
Hey, that’s part of the Trickster’s Brigade!
Didn’t I see that in an episode of Doctor Who? http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Turn_Left
The time beetle?
http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Time_beetle
I bow before your superior nerdity.
Oh, and the time beetle appears to have been a Lucanid–this one seems to be a scarab.
Shoot, if you’d told me there were insects in Dr. Who, I’d have tried harder to see it!
I’m far too ticklish to have a backpack poking me in the ribs like that.
They’re on Netflix. This episode’s in season 4. If it’s any consolation, the beetle spent most of the episode invisible.
I don’t care if it is Dr. Who or not, photoshopped or not, someone MUST start making these (scarab form please – much cooler looking!). I can see whole line of exoskeleton bags, maybe a clutch purse in the form of of Cucujus clavipes, for example.
It would also make a fab hydration pack in AZ!
I just showed this picture to my 8 year old niece and she totally wants one. We’re all disappointed that it’s a photoshop job! Bug Girl, maybe you should start a beetle bag business to boost the Michigan economy.