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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies</title>
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		<title>Wasp Mantisfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/wasp-mantisfly-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Strange bee/mantis
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 12:43 PM
My son had this bug on his pant leg yesterday&#8230;July 1. He lives in Saratoga County, NY. It had front legs like a praying mantis but when I dumped it out of the jar I broke it&#8217;s leg and I watched it chew it off. It has wings [...]


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		<title>Doodlebug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/23/doodlebug-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/23/doodlebug-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[whats this bug?
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:17 PM
It lives in what looks like a place where water from an eve has fallen in the sand and made a little crater. when a bug falls in the crater it eats it. it looks like it has a long neck with pincher&#8217;s.
jeremiah trzil
michagan
Hi Jeremiah,
We always love [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/08/21/antlion-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Antlion'>Antlion</a> <small>unusual bug Do you know what kind of bug this...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/07/27/antlion-5/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Antlion'>Antlion</a> <small>Antlion pics Thank you for creating a wonderful site that...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/06/14/doodlebug/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Doodlebug'>Doodlebug</a> <small>Help Identify This Bug For Us Hello, Please help. We...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Owlflies from Ecuador</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/01/owlflies-from-ecuador/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/01/owlflies-from-ecuador/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Need ID for Neo tropical Conservation Project
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 6:18 AM
Dear Daniel,
Sorry about the misunderstood, I didn&#8217;t mean to say any thing bad about your students or about the way you judge them. I was actually trying to be funny but it didn&#8217;t work obviously. I have a strange kind of humour, maybe [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/11/unknown-beetle-buprestid-or-elaterid-from-ecuador-and-a-tailless-whipscorpion-too/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Cucuya or Click Beetle from Ecuador and a Tailless Whipscorpion Too!!!'>Cucuya or Click Beetle from Ecuador and a Tailless Whipscorpion Too!!!</a> <small>Beetle from Cloud forest in Ecuadorian Andes Tue, Feb 10,...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/02/27/spider-from-ecuador/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Spider from Ecuador'>Spider from Ecuador</a> <small>Ecuador Spider I took a very poor picture of a...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/04/28/clearwing-satyr-butterfly-from-ecuador/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Clearwing Satyr Butterfly from Ecuador'>Clearwing Satyr Butterfly from Ecuador</a> <small>clear winged butterfly from Ecuador Hi Bugman, I photographed this...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Owlfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/31/owlfly-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/31/owlfly-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 15:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[possible basket-tail dragonfly??
Sat, May 30, 2009 at 7:29 PM
This bug has been hanging out on my friend&#8217;s screen door for two days now, it moves around the screen so we know it&#8217;s not dead but it hasn&#8217;t flown away either. It&#8217;s kind of cute but in a creepy way   My friend searched online [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2007/02/27/owlfly-from-australia/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Owlfly from Australia'>Owlfly from Australia</a> <small>Owlfly pics Hi Bugman, I thought your patrons might enjoy...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2006/07/21/owlfly/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Owlfly'>Owlfly</a> <small>Butterfly-Dragonfly Hybrid? Is it possible? What is this? Here&#8217;s one...</small></li><li><a href='http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2005/06/15/owlfly-3/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Owlfly'>Owlfly</a> <small>Is it butterfly, earwig, moth or dragonfly? Photographed last week...</small></li></ol>]]></description>
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		<title>Antlion</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/03/antlion-18/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/03/antlion-18/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 05:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Larry the Bug
Sat, May 2, 2009 at 2:37 PM
Found on my wall around the bathroom light. Yes, that is my wall, the wings are translucent. We named him/her Larry, but never seen before. Stayed there most of the night, but was gone in the morning.
Stan the man
West Texas
Dear Stan the Man,
Larry the Bug is an [...]


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		<title>Lacewing from Romania</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/13/lacewing-from-romania/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/13/lacewing-from-romania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:23:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[flying insect with lace wings.
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 4:43 AM
I would like to identify this flying insect. I am hoping it is not a termite. Found flying around our house. Light tan or light green in color. Wings are see through / lace looking.
Thanks, Cara
Romania
Hi Cara,
Interestingly, in English, this harmless predatory Neuropteran is called [...]


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		<title>Lacewing Larva:  Aphidlion</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/11/lacewing-larva-aphidlion-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/04/11/lacewing-larva-aphidlion-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 15:31:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Texas biting bug
Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 9:37 AM
Hi, I live in Austin, TX and am getting terrible bug bites in my yard mostly. It is a tiny black and white bug with a tail that tapers down to a point. Eventhough I have been bitten many times I have only seen 2 and they [...]


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		<title>Owlfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/18/owlfly-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/18/owlfly-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:20:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Clearwing Moth?
Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 12:17 PM
This insect was photographed in a longleaf pine forest in late September in SW Georgia. The head and antennae remind me of a moth or butterfly but the wings suggest otherwise. Could you please provide proper identification?
Thanks!
Aubrey
Southwest Georgia
Hi Aubrey,
What a spectacular photo of an Owlfly in the family [...]


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		<title>Snakefly Larva</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/22/possibly-rove-beetle-larva/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/22/possibly-rove-beetle-larva/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:13:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[long beetle bug
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 9:04 PM
I found this in my kitchen, only one of them in with the pans. It&#8217;s only about 1 inch long and it&#8217;s head is round and flat &#8211; disk shaped.
Julie
Newcastle, CA (Foothills, No. Cal)
Hi Julie,
There is no need for concern.  This is a predatory larva and [...]


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		<title>Mantidfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/19/mantidfly-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/11/19/mantidfly-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:47:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Neuropterans:  Lacewings, Antlions, and Owlflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Mantispid?
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 10:18 AM
Back in June, we found this fascinating insect in our kitchen. He must have flown in and been attracted by the ventahood light. At first, I thought it was a wasp and was going to smash it (I&#8217;m allergic to wasps, so they get no quarter from me), but [...]


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