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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Ground Beetles</title>
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		<title>Possibly Schaupp&#8217;s Tiger Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/12/possibly-schaupps-tiger-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:13:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[jumping sand bug
November 12, 2009
I found this bug while walking on the beach in galveston, texas. They were jumping everywhere like fleas! They are over a centimeter long. Their undersides are metallic green, from the top they are brown with a whitish pattern
Michelle D.
Gelveston, TX, USA
Hi Michelle,
This is a beneficial predatory Tiger Beetle.  We believe, [...]


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		<title>Forest Caterpillar Hunter, not Fiery Searcher</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/02/fiery-searcher-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[big shiny beetle
November 1, 2009
I found this guy wandering across my office floor this morning (November 1st). I live in Hampton Bays, NY (East End of Long Island). It&#8217;s been steadily cooler weather, but we haven&#8217;t seen a frost (or been close) yet. He&#8217;s about an inch &#38; a half long &#8211; the nail in [...]


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		<title>Caterpillar Hunter Larva eats Cutworm</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/30/caterpillar-hunter-larva-eats-cutworm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/30/caterpillar-hunter-larva-eats-cutworm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ground Beetles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[food chain]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Caterpillar Eater
October 29, 2009
We found these bugs all over the place. They seem to be foraging for caterpillars that are also very heavy this year. They look like caterpillars, but only have six legs. Also, they will dig a hole in the ground and leave their back end lying outside of the hole. Any ideas [...]


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		<title>Mating Purple Tiger Beetles, we believe</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/16/mating-purple-tiger-beetles-we-believe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/16/mating-purple-tiger-beetles-we-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mountain Bug love
October 16, 2009
Found these two love-bugs while hiking a mountain in the Hudson Valley region of New York state during late spring. I&#8217;m not sure what they are, but I think they&#8217;re in love  .
Tori
Hudson Valley, New York
Hi Tori,
These are mating Tiger Beetles in the genus Cicindela.  There are numerous species illustrated [...]


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		<title>Snail Eater</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/14/snail-eater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/14/snail-eater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:03:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big black beetle
October 13, 2009
Saw this big black beetle in September 2009 crawling in the leaf litter of the forest floor just north of Mendocino, California. It was approximately 1.75 inches long from the tip of its head to the rear of its carapace. When I discovered it and started taking photos, it didn&#8217;t scurry [...]


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		<title>Fiery Searcher</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/fiery-searcher-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/fiery-searcher-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ground Beetles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Large Green Beetle
August 25, 2009
Hello again. Thank you for your help identifying the interesting insects I find. I love your web page and have managed to identify most of my finds using it and bug guide. This large green beetle almost got squashed as it was sitting on the cement step. I found quite a [...]


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		<title>Harmless Carolina Tiger Beetle:  Dead after entering home</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/09/harmless-carolina-tiger-beetle-dead-after-entering-home/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/09/harmless-carolina-tiger-beetle-dead-after-entering-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:20:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[what is this called?
August 9, 2009
I don&#8217;t see these very often, but this one got inside or I wouldn&#8217;t have had to kill it. It is a gorgeous bug, with irridescent colours and moves really fast. and i&#8217;m just curious what it&#8217;s called.
thanks, Kelli
Griffin, Georgia
Dear Kelli,
This is a harmless predatory Carolina Tiger Beetle, Tetracha carolina, [...]


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		<title>Hairy Necked Tige Beetle, Pacific Coast Tiger Beetle, or other species???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/01/hairy-necked-tige-beetle-pacific-coast-tiger-beetle-or-other-species/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 pollinators 1 fuzzy-legged jumper
July 31, 2009
1 green pollinator, 1 brown pollinator, 1 maybe cricket with fuzzy grayish fizz on legs&#8230;all at coast in San Luis Obispo County, CA
Denise
San Luis Obispo County, CA coast
Dear Denise,
It is impossible for us to respond to every email we receive, so we must select which letters get responses and [...]


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		<title>Minute Yellow Tailed Ground Beetle:  Miotachys flavicauda</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/21/minute-yellow-tailed-ground-beetle-miotachys-flavicauda/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:16:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Very small insect &#8211; identified
July 20, 2009
After looking at it more closely and determining that it is a beetle, and after browsing about 130 pages at BugGuide, I think I have identified these as Mioptachys flavicauda. Thanks for your great site!
Duff Means
Sterling, VA
Dear Duff,
We know how ponderous it can be sifting through countless pages on [...]


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		<title>Carolina Tiger Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/21/carolina-tiger-beetle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:37:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rainbow Bug
July 20, 2009
this is a bug we found wandering on the ground while playing with my son. Its colors were so brilliant in the sunlight that i captured it to get a better look. I think it is some kind of beetle because of its jaw&#8230;but its coloring is unlike anything ive ever seen. [...]


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