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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Bees</title>
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		<title>Honey Bee Swarm</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/22/honey-bee-swarm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[honey bee swarm
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 2:03 PM
thought you might like a picture of a nice summer honey bee swarm for your website. i walked outside this afternoon to take out the trash and found these ladies on a birdbath in my back yard. i would have liked clearer pictures but i didn&#8217;t want [...]


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		<title>Immature Florida Predatory Stink Bugs communally feeding on Bumble Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/immature-florida-predatory-stink-bugs-communially-feeding-on-bumble-bee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Red and black what I think is a beetle eating a bumble bee
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 1:42 PM
I was outside working in my yard when I looked up on my awning and saw what I thought was a bumble bee holding a flower, but then I saw some liquid drop and I decided to [...]


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		<title>Mining Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/14/mining-bee-or-leaf-cutting-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/14/mining-bee-or-leaf-cutting-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 05:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Andrena mining bee
Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 10:41 PM
Hi bugman &#8211; long time reader, first time writer. I&#8217;ve recently become quite enamored with the (what I believe to be) andrena mining bees that live in my garden. I&#8217;ve accidently dug up their burrows a few times doing spring gardening, and I&#8217;m sad to say that [...]


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		<title>Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/22/carpenter-bee-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bumblebee-like Hovering
Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:03 PM
This is mid-April in Concord, CA. These guys seem to stake out a territory. This one hovers near the potted Asparagus Fern and the geraniums. Another hovers around the white Lilac. They chase others of the same species and then come back to their hover spot. They are [...]


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		<title>Homalictus Bee (we believe) in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/27/homalictus-bee-we-believe-in-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/27/homalictus-bee-we-believe-in-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flying Burrowing Insect?
Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:25 PM
Hi
Have recently found this insect making nests in the ground in our backyard. I have never seen this insect before and was wondering if you site could help me identify them. They look to be a cross between a small fly and a wasp but they are [...]


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		<title>Green Orchid Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/10/green-orchid-bee-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/10/green-orchid-bee-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Metallic Green Fly
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM
As shown in the picture, it has a blue-green metallic color to it. It looked like a fly and it was flying to different flowers. I located this bug in Southern Florida. There&#8217;s not much else I can think of.
Jenna Marie
Coconut Creek, Florida
Dear Jenna Marie,
This is a [...]


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		<title>Male Valley Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/05/male-valley-carpenter-bee-8/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/05/male-valley-carpenter-bee-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 14:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what kind of bug is this!!!
Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 4:19 PM
i found this bug sitting on the walkway to my house. it&#8217;s march 4, 2009. i already have a scorpion infestation. i don&#8217;t want to look forward to something else. please help me identify what kind of bug this is. and also, if you [...]


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		<title>Green Lynx Spider eats Carpenter Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/26/green-lynx-spider-eats-carpenter-bee/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/26/green-lynx-spider-eats-carpenter-bee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Lynx with Bee
Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:42 AM
I found this photo from last August on my camera. Taken near Charlotte, NC.
This is a Green Lynx eating what I think is a Carpenter Bee.
It must be their favorite catch as there already is a picture of this on your site.
Great site,
Bob
Cornelius , NC, USA
Hi [...]


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		<title>Carpenter Bee from Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/22/carpenter-bee-from-australia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/22/carpenter-bee-from-australia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2008 01:28:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bumble Bee &#8211; Australia
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:38 PM
I took this picture on the 21/12/2008 in my garden. Is this a Bumble Bee or a Carpenter Bee? What would be the common name and scientific ID? The bee was moving from flower to flower on a Purple Duranta. It had a loud slow wing [...]


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		<title>Yellow Faced Bumble Bee</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/12/yellow-faced-bumble-bee-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/12/12/yellow-faced-bumble-bee-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is this a bee or a beatle?
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 4:37 PM
This was on our back deck here in the Seattle area. I thought it was dead because it didn&#8217;t move for almost two days. We put it in a jar for my step-son to take to his science teacher to find out, but [...]


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