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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; Assassin Bugs</title>
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		<title>Western Conifer Seed Bug:  and What&#8217;s That Bug? book preview.  Follow up Masked Hunter</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/13/western-conifer-seed-bug-and-whats-that-bug-book-preview/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assassin bug
November 13, 2009
I was going to send you a burying beetle, but then this one popped up unexpectedly so here he is. I&#8217;ll save the burying beetle for another night.
The cat loves/hates them. Loves to stalk, hates being spit on.
Oroboros
Denver, CO
Dear Oroboros, you snake,
This is not an Assassin Bug.  It is a Western Conifer [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/12/wheel-bug-40/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:57:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whats this strange bug
November 12, 2009
its chilly right now in IL and 3 others near me have found these bugs so i am curious what they are
doesnt matter
Central Illinois US
Dear doesnt matter,
This beauty is North America&#8217;s largest predatory Assassin Bug, the Wheel Bug.





Related posts:Wheel Bug eats Paper Wasp Wheel Bug eating a wasp. I got [...]


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		<title>Red Spot Assassin Bug from Botswana</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/08/red-spot-assassin-bug-from-botswana/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/08/red-spot-assassin-bug-from-botswana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Beetle
November 8, 2009
In the Okavango Delta in Botswana we encountered this beetle in a lodge. Unable to identify &#8211; can you help?
LosYaxons
Xaranna, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa
Dear LosYaxons,
At least twice in the past, we have identified similar looking Assassin Bugs in the genus Platymeris.  This one appears to be the Red Spot Assassin Bug, Platymeris rhadamanthus, [...]


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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>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assassin Bugs]]></category>

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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>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/02/milkweed-assassin-bug-adult-and-nymph/#comments</comments>
		<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>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/22/wheel-bug-37/#comments</comments>
		<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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