Bug Boy®-Adventures of a SuperB Hero on His Day Off
Earth Day 3 ©2025 Amy D
A title panel in the center of the strip reads: Endangered Bugs that Help the Environment
First Panel- A orangish-red and black beetle walking along the ground.
Narrator: Beetles, like the American Burying Beetle, help to recycle dead animals & add nutrients to soil, but their numbers are dropping due to climate change.
Second Panel- A black dragonfly with bright green eyes and brown & green accents is perched on a twig.
Narrator: Dragonflies, like the Hine’s Emerald Dragonfly, help to keep the mosquito population in balance, but they are threatened because of the decline of wetlands.
Third Panel- A bumble bee with a brown patch on its back standing in the center of a light pink flower, picking up pollen.
Narrator: Bees, like the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee, help to pollinate crops like fruits & edible flowers, but due to the use of pesticides they are now endangered.
Final Panel- Bug Boy & Seymour standing in front of the Bug Bungalow looking at the camera and waving.
Narrator: Cartoon Bugs, like our heroes, help entertain & educate humans about the importance of bugs, but are on the brink of extinction because the Cartoonist’s drawing skills never seem to improve.