In the Me'phàà culture, there is a beetle called Xùkú xùwàá (Child Animal). It is the messenger of pregnancies. It arrives crying at homes, chèn'chèn'chèn'chèn', announcing the arrival of a baby. Some women get angry with it and try to throw it into the ravine, but the beetle can be persistent and returns at night, gets under the bed, and begins to cry, imitating the future baby. Although it is forbidden to kill it, some do so to avoid pregnancy. The beetles' bodies are gourds filled with the colors of life. In the book Xùkú xùwàá (Among Beetles), poems are intertwined that shape a people where all are shells that contain erotic stories.