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		<title>Aggregation of Fungus Beetle Pupae and Larvae</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 16:34:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cicada? Location: Mogollon Rim, AZ July 28, 2011 8:12 am While camping in Mogollon Rim, AZ in July, we rolled over a log and found these bugs, so the images you’re seeing are upside down. These guys were hardly moving, but there were other slow-moving bugs (the black ones) boring into holes in the log. [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Silken Fungus Beetle engaging in Phoresy with a Bumble Bee in Sweden</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/02/01/silken-fungus-beetle-engaging-in-phoresy-with-a-bumble-bee-in-sweden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danielj</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Question Hello, I heard about your site in German TV and so I remembered a photo I&#8217;d taken in 2006 in Sweden. That little bug is &#8220;torturing&#8221; a bumble-bee by pinching its proboscis. Can you tell me what &#8216;s happening there? Kind regards H.Koslowski Hi H, You are the second letter we received today that [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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