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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Hornets and Wasps</title>
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		<title>Ensign Wasp</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/ensign-wasp-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[housefly with long cricket legs
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 7:54 PM
Hello,
This was flying all around my apartment in San Antonio, TX the other night and swooped in on me once. I was concerned because it had long dangling legs like a wasp. It was probably at least 90 degrees or warmer out. I don&#8217;t recall [...]


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		<title>Unknown Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/03/unknown-ichneumon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ichneumons]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Unidentified]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Beautiful Ichneumon
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 6:48 PM
Hello! I found this incredible creature flying around in the grass on a warm June night in Western Massachusetts. I think it is an ichneumon, but I just can&#8217;t seem to find out much more. Can you tell me its species? Thanks so much!
Jamie
Sheffield, MA
hi Jamie,
We agree that [...]


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		<title>Velvet Ant</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/02/velvet-ant-19/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/02/velvet-ant-19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 15:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Velvet Ants]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[6 legged fuzzy backed beetle
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 7:05 PM
I am in Bakersfield, California and was bitten while feeding my horses by this 6 legged fuzzy beetle. It crawled into my shoe and bit through my sock. Very painful like a wasp sting. The area is by a river that is dry and lots [...]


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		<title>Tarantula Hawk</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/30/tarantula-hawk-19/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/30/tarantula-hawk-19/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spider wasps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[half the size of my hand, orange antennae that curl back, hairy, orange wings, black body, 8 legs
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 9:20 AM
I was walking outside and I saw this bug following me on the sidewalk. I let it pass me as I walked behind it I noticed how big it was and that [...]


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		<title>Spider Wasp with prey in South America</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/22/spider-wasp-with-prey-in-south-america/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/22/spider-wasp-with-prey-in-south-america/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:05:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spider wasps]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wasp eating large spider
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:08 PM
We found this wasp eating a large spider. Unusual find&#8230; This picture was taken near Vilcabamba, Ecuador.
Kyle
South America
Hi Kyle,
The wasp is some species of Spider Wasp in the family Pompilidae.  We believe the spider is a Huntsman Spider.  For clarification, Spider Wasps do not eat spiders.  [...]


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		<title>Giant Ichneumon</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/giant-ichneumon-26/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/giant-ichneumon-26/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 03:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ichneumons]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Horse Hair Tail Insect
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:49 PM
These weird looking bugs are hanging around tree stumps, which have many holes in them. I don&#8217;t know if these insects made the holes or if they are trying to lay eggs in them, or get at the bugs in the dead stumps. The tail is [...]


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		<title>Scoliid Wasp</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/scoliid-wasp-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/scoliid-wasp-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 02:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Scoliid Wasps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bee fly
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:55 AM
I racked my brain trying to figure out what species bee this is, only to find out it&#8217;s not a bee at all. I&#8217;m still having trouble determining which genius it is. It has a very bright orange color. And is about the same size as a Bumble [...]


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		<title>Mason Wasp</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/mason-wasp-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/20/mason-wasp-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hornets and Wasps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Wasp with purplish wings???????
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 10:35 AM
Please help me identify this creature that is eating my deck
thank you
Windsor Ontario Canada
This is a Mason Wasp, Monobia quadridens.  According to BugGuide it:  &#8220;Usually nests in wood borings, but sometimes burrows in dirt banks. Sometimes takes over abandoned nests of carpenter bees or ground bees, [...]


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		<title>Tarantula Hawk</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/14/tarantula-hawk-18/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[spider wasps]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Giant black ant with wings? Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 7:13 PM
Ok, what is this thing? My son found it in our Southern CA backyard on a cool June day. We live in a desert area. I have never seen anything like this. It looked like a giant plastic ant, about 2 &#8211; 2 1/2 [...]


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		<title>Hibiscus Sawfly Larva</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/30/hibiscus-sawfly-larva/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 00:30:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Horntails, Wood Wasps and Sawflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mallow/Hibiscus Sawfly Larva
Fri, May 29, 2009 at 6:47 AM
I found these larvae devouring our rose mallows and a few on our Malvaviscus. It&#8217;s the first year I&#8217;ve seen them. I didn&#8217;t see this type of sawfly larva on your site, so I&#8217;m sending photos of them and a photo of the damage they do to [...]


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