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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Assassin Bugs</title>
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		<title>Wheel Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/wheel-bug-39/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:58:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[long-legged bug with shield-like armor on its back
November 6, 2009
I saw this bug in November of 2009. It was on my front porch. The closest description I can give is that it looked like a grasshopper only with flat wings instead of vertical wings. The shield-like &#8220;armor&#8221; on its back raised up about 1/4 inch [...]


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		<title>Milkweed Assassin Bug:  Adult and Nymph</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/02/milkweed-assassin-bug-adult-and-nymph/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:21:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Predatory Orange Bug
November 1, 2009
These bugs are everywhere in my butterfly garden! They rapidly consume the caterpillars, and the favorite food seems to be the Cloudless Sulphur cats. Getting these photos was difficult as they kept flying away, but I finally got a few&#8230;.
Any ideas on what these might be?
Thanks so much!
Houston, TX
Because of its [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/02/wheel-bug-38/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:08:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Wheelbarrow Bug&#8221;
November 2, 2009
This is a bug I see about once a year, although it&#8217;s probably common. My parents&#8217; generation calls it a &#8220;wheelbarrow&#8221; bug because of the wheel-like appendage on it&#8217;s back. But, I&#8217;d like to know what it&#8217;s real name is. My aunt said it was odd to see one this late in [...]


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		<title>Thread Legged Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/31/thread-legged-bug-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mini Praying Mantis
October 30, 2009
Hi,
My cat first found one of these interesting creatures inside our house (7/6/09), and I made a short video of it before letting it go: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoISwh7K8BE
Last night (10/29/09), in my cat&#8217;s water dish, I rescued another one (or the same one) from the water. It seems similar to the grass mantis [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/22/wheel-bug-37/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[six leg, flying, single fang insect
October 21, 2009
Hi guys, This insect has been hanging around my house for a few days now 10/21/2009. I live in a suburb of Pittsburgh PA. Current temp is 60 ish. The insect was found clinging to a window screen, it also like painted block walls. The body from tail [...]


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		<title>Immature Corsair Bug from Oklahoma</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/immature-corsair-bug-from-oklahoma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/11/immature-corsair-bug-from-oklahoma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 06:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Orange-red bug with odd ridged tail
October 10, 2009
Dear Bugman,
I&#8217;m trying to help my son with a Science project, but can&#8217;t figure out what this bug is! We found this little critter scampering across the kitchen floor in our typical suburban neighborhood, Can you help?
Bug-ignorant Dad
Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Dear Bug-ignorant Dad,
This is some species of Assassin Bug, [...]


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		<title>Oleander Caterpillar and Milkweed Assassin Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/05/oleander-caterpillar-and-milkweed-assassin-bug/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/05/oleander-caterpillar-and-milkweed-assassin-bug/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:40:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What type if catepillars
October 5, 2009
Found eating Oleander near Hilton Head South Carolina
Walt Jankowski
Hilton Head SC
Hi Walt,
The caterpillar in your photo is known as the Oleander Caterpillar, and it is the larva of the Polka Dot Wasp Moth, Syntomeida epilais.  Below the caterpillar is an immature Milkweed Assassin Bug, a predator that often feeds on [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/05/wheel-bug-36/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/05/wheel-bug-36/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Insect With Gold Wing Tips
October 4, 2009
I was hiking around Sugarloaf Mountain with some friends when we spotted this odd insect. I looked around trying to identify it, but couldn&#8217;t find anything so I thought I&#8217;d ask.
Brian B
Sugarloaf Mountain, MD
Hi Brian,
This is a Wheel Bug.  Not all Wheel Bugs exhibit this coloration, and it may [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug eats Japanese Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/20/wheel-bug-eats-japanese-beetle-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/20/wheel-bug-eats-japanese-beetle-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assassin bug dining on Japanese beetle
September 20, 2009
While out scouting for butterflies, I came upon this slightly grizzly scene of a wonderful assassin bug dining on a Japanese beetle. Glad it wasn&#8217;t me!
This was taken on June 30, 2009 in Orange County, VIRGINIA &#8212; the original OC 
Lynne from Virginia
Orange County, Virginia
Hi Lynne,
Thanks for sending [...]


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		<title>Milkweed Assassin Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/18/milkweed-assassin-bug-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/18/milkweed-assassin-bug-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:42:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is this bug?
September 17, 2009
It is bright orange usually walks up on it&#8217;s legs but can fly too. Has 6 dark black legs, wings, and 2 antennas. Likes to hang out in my garden or on my key lime tree. I have seen it out in the hot summer months here: June, July, August.
Carrie [...]


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