This clumsy green beetle is buzzing all over L.A. It might just crash into your face

Whiz! Bang! Pow!

It’s not ’60s-era Batman, it’s a large metallic-green beetle. And it’s heading straight for your face.

Parts of Los Angeles are abuzz with hordes of figeater beetles, also known as green fruit beetles or Cotinis mutabilis. About an inch long, they’re hard to miss — and are known for careening into unsuspecting bystanders…

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