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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; bug love</title>
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		<title>Jumping Spiders:  Mating Ritual? or Males vying for dominance???</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/31/jumping-spiders-mating-ritual-or-males-vying-for-dominance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 21:53:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jumping spider mating display
October 31, 2009
Hi,
I was working in my backyard today when I noticed these two beautiful little jumping spiders. The male was trying to convince the female that he would make a good mate. He would approach the female with his arms raised and vibrate his pedipalps. When he would get close, the [...]


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		<title>Orbweaver eats her mate</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/27/orbweaver-eats-her-mate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What Spider is this
October 27, 2009
This spider eated his mate.
mr
Costa Mesa, CA
Dear mr,
We are uncertain what species of Orbweaver you have sent our way.  We couldn&#8217;t even say for sure if this is an Araneus.  Perhaps one of our readers can tell.  Your photos are amazing.  It isn&#8217;t unusual for female spiders to eat their [...]


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		<title>Mating Purple Tiger Beetles, we believe</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/16/mating-purple-tiger-beetles-we-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mountain Bug love
October 16, 2009
Found these two love-bugs while hiking a mountain in the Hudson Valley region of New York state during late spring. I&#8217;m not sure what they are, but I think they&#8217;re in love  .
Tori
Hudson Valley, New York
Hi Tori,
These are mating Tiger Beetles in the genus Cicindela.  There are numerous species illustrated [...]


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		<title>Mating Variegated Meadowhawks</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/11/mating-dragonflies-skimmers-we-believe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mating dragonflies
September 10, 2009
I saw these dragonflies in my garden a few days ago (in September). I thought it was interesting that they were able to fly while coupled together. Fortunately they landed on a lovely pink dahlia and allowed me to take some close-ups of them.
I thought these would be a good addition for [...]


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		<title>Mating Wheel Bugs</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/10/mating-wheel-bugs-6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/10/mating-wheel-bugs-6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 02:54:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wheel Bugs mating
September 10, 2009
Just found these and searched for over an hour to find out what they are! I&#8217;m happy to say they&#8217;re beneficial in my yard, and thankfully I&#8217;m not a bug killer in the 1st place unless necessary. Would you like to add the photos to your collection? My 5 year old [...]


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		<title>Goldenrod Soldier Beetles Mating</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/20347/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bug Love
August 31, 2009
I thought you might like a photo of some margined leatherwing beetles in the mating act.
Doug
near Omaha NE
Dear Doug,
Thanks for sending us your Bug Love image, but we don&#8217;t believe these are Margined Leatherwings.  That species, according to BugGuide, is &#8220;Very similar to C. pennsylvanicus, but pronotum has wide dark band, instead [...]


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		<title>Mating Red Headed Ash Borers</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/28/mating-red-headed-ash-borers/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 18:56:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ant like bug with balck and yellow stripes.
August 27, 2009
Ive been living imy my house for over 12 years, and my father recently found these bugs crawling all over the branches he had cut off the tree a few weeks back, that were not there when he cut them off. He has NEVER seen a [...]


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		<title>Femalllllllllle Brunner&#8217;s Mantis:  Parthanogenesis oddity</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/26/femalllllllllle-brunners-mantis-parthanogenesis-oddity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/26/femalllllllllle-brunners-mantis-parthanogenesis-oddity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 14:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Green Walking Stick?
August 25, 2009
I found this &#8220;little&#8221; bugger by a pool in the DFW area of Texas. He very calmly sat there for 10 minutes while I went to fetch my camera. It was about 6 inches long.
Katie F.
Texas
Hi Katie,
We are quite excited to have received your letter at this point in time as [...]


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		<title>Mating Hera Buckmoths</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/25/mating-hera-buckmoths/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:24:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bug Love: Hera Buckmoths
August 25, 2009
Hi Lisa Anne and Daniel. As you can imagine, I was quite pleased today to find these mating Hera Buckmoths on the ranch of my friends Bart and Gay Lynn Byrd. I hope you enjoy them also.
The improvements to your site are great 
Peace
Dwaine
north of Glenrock, WY
Hi Dwaine,
Thanks so much [...]


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		<title>Texas Leaf Cutter Ant</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/24/texas-leaf-cutter-ant/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Texas Leaf Cutter Ant &#8211; Atta texana (Buckley)
August 24, 2009
Found a pile of leaf confetti at the base of a Shumard Oak in my yard, followed the trail for about 20 yards then it went under the fence. There were no ants, found out they operate at night and took some pictures this morning around [...]


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