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	<title>What's That Bug?</title>
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		<title>Bug of the Month November 2009:  Halloween Bug or Florida Predatory Stink Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/31/bug-of-the-month-november-2009-halloween-bug-or-florida-predatory-stink-bug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:00:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stink Bugs and Shield Bugs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We received the following letter in such a timely manner that we thought we would choose it for the Bug of the Month for November.  Sadly, Halloween will have already passed, but adult Florida Predatory Stink Bugs will continue to appear.  We are combining that letter with a previous letter that shows the radically different [...]


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		<title>Update:  We&#8217;re Writing a Book!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/31/update-were-writing-a-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/31/update-were-writing-a-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:38:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administrative]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In January, we first posted the announcement that we are writing a book.&#160; We have completed negotiations with our agent and editor at Penguin and finalized the deal, and we have purchased a new computer.&#160; Now we need to actually write our book.&#160; This will not be an identification guide and it will not be [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/wheel-bug-39/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/wheel-bug-39/#comments</comments>
		<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>Cockroach with Oothica</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/cockroach-with-oothica/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/cockroach-with-oothica/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:51:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cockroaches]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Eggs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Household Pests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is this bug a cochroach?
November 6, 2009
Hi. I live in Westfield, NJ and over the passed month we&#8217;ve been finding these little bugs that move pretty fast around the house. Usually in the living room or kitchen. We&#8217;re not sure if they are cochroaches or not but we&#8217;ve laid a couple of bait traps around [...]


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		<title>Cicada Head showing Ocelli</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/cicada-head-showing-ocelli/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/cicada-head-showing-ocelli/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:35:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cicadas]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[cicada has a headlight?
November 6, 2009
In my closeup photo of a cicada&#8217;s (&#8221;a&#8221;) head, I noticed a bright red spot between his eyes, above his &#8216;nose&#8217;, which sure looked like a ruby-colored glass lens! I found the same thing on a second cicada (&#8221;b&#8221;), so it is not some weird anomaly. Also, it looks like [...]


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		<title>Potato Bug</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/potato-bug-38/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/potato-bug-38/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Potato Bugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Giant Termite?
November 5, 2009
Dear Experts,
we found this creature in a sink in our house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. It is much bigger than any giant termite described on your website or in wikipedia, but looks similar in shape.
You can see on the picture that its head is only a little smaller than the dime.
When [...]


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		<title>House Centipede</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/house-centipede-32/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/house-centipede-32/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Striped, Gangly, 30-legged bug!
November 6, 2009
My friend Brandon sent me the photo along with this message: &#8220;I was pouring myself a soda next to the kitchen sink, when I turned around and spotted this on the wall. Not what you want to see behind you after you turn the lights on.&#8221;
Its body is about 3cm [...]


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		<title>Harlequin Beetle from Brazil</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/harlequin-beetle-from-brazil-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/07/harlequin-beetle-from-brazil-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:04:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Longhorn Beetles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Unknown insect
November 6, 2009
Insect found in the RPPN Rio das Lontras &#8211; In Brazil, the Private Natural Heritage Reserve (RPPN) is a private conservation area that is registered in perpetuity and protected by a federal law, with the aim of conserving biological diversity. The creation of a RPPN is a voluntary act by the owner, [...]


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		<title>Tetrio Sphinx</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/06/tetrio-sphinx/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/06/tetrio-sphinx/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hornworms]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[black caterpillar with yellow stripes and red ends (Brazil)
November 6, 2009
Hello!
I spotted this huge caterpillar here in Rio de Janeiro and now I wonder what it is, and if it will turn into some beautiful butterfly one day! Can you help me? Thank you!
Anne
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Hi Anne,
This gorgeous caterpillar is a Tetrio Sphinx, Pseudosphinx [...]


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		<title>White Banded Crab Spider</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/05/white-banded-crab-spider/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/05/white-banded-crab-spider/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crab Spiders]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What arachnid is yellow &#38; black in CALIF but not a garden spider?
November 4, 2009
What arachnid is yellow &#38; black in CALIF but not a garden spider?
 Your letter to the bugman    I found this arachnid on the head of an acquaintance last week so I flicked it out of his hair with my finger. [...]


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