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'''Beetles''' were [[Earth]] [[wiktionary:coleopteran|coleopteran]]s [[K9]] once encountered on an [[unnamed planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|unnamed planet]] in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] [[miner]]s. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. Unlike most species of beetle on modern Earth, however, these may have been the size of [[horse]]s, as many extinct species were on Earth in the prehistoric past. ([[AK9]]: ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet]]'') | '''Beetles''' were [[Earth]] [[wiktionary:coleopteran|coleopteran]]s. [[K9]] once encountered on an [[unnamed planet (K9 and the Missing Planet)|unnamed planet]] in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-[[Tellac Inc.|Tellac]] [[miner]]s. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of [[evolution]]ary history. Unlike most species of beetle on modern Earth, however, these may have been the size of [[horse]]s, as many extinct species were on Earth in the prehistoric past. ([[AK9]]: ''[[K9 and the Missing Planet]]'') | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]] believed that the dye used to make red [[jelly babies]] came from crushed [[Mexico|Mexican]] beetles. ([[TN]]: ''[[Ghost Ship]]'') | The [[Fourth Doctor]] believed that the dye used to make red [[jelly babies]] came from crushed [[Mexico|Mexican]] beetles. ([[TN]]: ''[[Ghost Ship]]'') | ||
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Revision as of 07:09, 28 May 2012
- You may be looking for the car or the 1960s music group.
Beetles were Earth coleopterans. K9 once encountered on an unnamed planet in another dimension, partially inhabited by ex-Tellac miners. They lived alongside other Earth animals from widely varying periods of evolutionary history. Unlike most species of beetle on modern Earth, however, these may have been the size of horses, as many extinct species were on Earth in the prehistoric past. (AK9: K9 and the Missing Planet)
The Fourth Doctor believed that the dye used to make red jelly babies came from crushed Mexican beetles. (TN: Ghost Ship)
