When I arrived home today from an invigorating (bicycle ride)/(code session), I was surprised to note that the only person in the entire house was a small japanese beetle. Since I well know the metaphysics of small creatures, I was loath to harm the creature, but rather quite interested in learning what I could from this winged visitor.
Thus, I embarked upon what I hope will be the first of many successful works of empirical research.
The following diagram should properly illustrate my results:
It has now been empirically determined that that it is possible for a Japanese Beetle 19.5 inches in the time it takes J. Nathan Matias to stretch, shower, shave, and dress.
Of course, this is only a theory. It is not something that is easily repeatable. And it is true that naysayers may easily ask that most difficult of questions: "Were You There?" Sadly, I must admit that I was not, and that I only surmise the beetle to have walked. It is also theoretically possible, I suppose, that it might have eaten dinner in a five star restaurant while I was showering.
This focus on small-scale life is probably a result of discovering Calder's Circus.