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	<title>What's That Bug?</title>
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		<title>Bug of the Month July 2009:  Giant Stag Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/26/giant-stag-beetle-8/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Stag Beetles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bug of the month]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Name that Beetle
Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:11 PM
I was at work and took a picture of this beetle on the wall. I have been looking on the internet and have not been able to identify it, yet. Any ideas?
Chris Bullard
Wilson, NC
Hi Chris,
The Giant Stag Beetle, Lucanus elaphus, might well be the most strikingly unusual [...]


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		<title>We&#8217;re Writing a Book!!!!!</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/22/were-writing-a-book/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/01/22/were-writing-a-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 15:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Administrative]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A few moths back, we started a dialog with an editor and an agent, and though we are a nervous wreck, we are embarking upon a book project.  Since we have a limited amount of time to spend on this new pursuit, we will have to reduce the time we spend posting your wonderful [...]


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		<title>Bed Bugs in France</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/bed-bugs-in-france/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/bed-bugs-in-france/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:28:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bedbugs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Are these Bed Bugs?
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 4:39 AM
I found some bugs in my bed a few months ago and concluded that they were bed-bugs. I found a lot of them under the matress, so I sprayed an insecticide to get rid of them.
They seem to be back, but much smaller now. In the [...]


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		<title>Male Dobsonfly</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/male-dobsonfly-31/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/male-dobsonfly-31/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:41:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dobsonflies and Fishflies]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[5 inch flying bug with huge tusks
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 8:51 AM
The picture says it all
Jim
Jefferson, Iowa USA
Hi Jim,
Nice photo of a male Dobsonfly.





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		<title>Hellgrammite</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/hellgrammite-13/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please identify this weird bug for me.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 10:44 AM
I was visiting my parents&#8217; lake cottage in the Adirondack Mountains in mid-June and found this bug by the downstairs brick patio. It was raining heavily and he was just sitting in a dry spot. It was about 11 pm. I scooped him [...]


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		<title>Mating Imperial Moths</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/mating-imperial-moths-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/mating-imperial-moths-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[what is this bug?
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 2:15 PM
these 2 bugs were discovered 3pm july 3rd on our maple tree. They are each about 4inches across. please help us identify!
Katharine Mead
ne ohio
Dear Katharine,
We are quite thrilled to post your photo of a pair of mating Imperial Moths.  Just yesterday we posted a photo of [...]


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		<title>Lime Hawk Moth in Pennsylvania:  Exotic Introduction or Hoax???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/lime-hawk-moth-in-pennsylvania/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/lime-hawk-moth-in-pennsylvania/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 08:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hummingbird Moths, Sphinx Moths or Hawk Moths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Invasive Exotics]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[what kind of moth is this please
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 1:48 PM
We had this moth at work 2 days ago sitting on the concrete most of the day and then hanging on the building for most of the night, then it was gone.
curious
northwest pa
Dear Curious,
This sure looks like a Lime Hawk Moth, Mimas tiliae, [...]


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		<title>Elderberry Borer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/elderberry-borer-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/elderberry-borer-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:23:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Longhorn Beetles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A Flying Beetle?
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 10:06 AM
Dear Bugman,
This lovely creature buzzed my face twice right in my eyes before flying slowly over to the wild grapevine and landing. It then waited for me to get a camera, but this was the best pic I could manage before it took off again. It&#8217;s about [...]


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		<title>Broad Necked Root Borer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/broad-necked-root-borer-7/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/broad-necked-root-borer-7/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Longhorn Beetles]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[huge beetle!
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 1:01 PM
Super huge beetle (at least for the northeast), swollen-looking yellow belly (mama beetle, maybe?), periodically leans forward completely on its head and projects this bizarre pointed appendage from its backside&#8230;.very weird. I&#8217;ve never seen anything like this.
Sasha
Philadelphia, PA
Hi Sasha,
Your female beetle is a Broad Necked Root Borer, Prionus [...]


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		<title>Cecropia Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/cecropia-moth-25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/07/04/cecropia-moth-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Giant Silk Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Promethia or Tulip tree?
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Hello Wonderful Bug People.
Working at a horse farm in Uxbridge Ontario, many mornings provide Moths and Bugs that need ID. I love your site and we now have a group waiting for me to go home and identify, the beautiful and strange things we see. I [...]


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