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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; bug of the month</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>BUG OF THE MONTH OCTOBER 2009:  Large Milkweed Bugs</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/26/bug-of-the-month-october-2009-large-milkweed-bugs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/26/bug-of-the-month-october-2009-large-milkweed-bugs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:04:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seed Bugs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unidentified Milkweed Bug?
September 26, 2009
I came across these bugs while working on one of our nature preserves. I have seen the bug before but not in this context. There were several of these inside of the seed head of a couple milkweed plants. What is this bug and what is its ecological relationship with milkweed?
Derek [...]


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		<title>BUG OF THE MONTH SEPTEMBER 2009:  Ailanthus Webworm</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/bug-of-the-month-september-2009-ailanthus-webworm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/01/bug-of-the-month-september-2009-ailanthus-webworm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Moths]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Colorful insect
August 28, 2009
This was hanging out on the inside of my screen door. it&#8217;s a little less than an inch in length.
Bobby
Northern Virginia
Hi Bobby,
We have gotten so many requests to identify the Ailanthus Webworm Moth, Atteva punctella, in the past two weeks that we have decided to post your letter as our Bug of [...]


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		<title>BUG OF THE MONTH AUGUST 2009:  EYED ELATER</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/01/bug-of-the-month-august-2009-eyed-elater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/08/01/bug-of-the-month-august-2009-eyed-elater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 05:01:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Click Beetles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Black Beetle
July 26, 2009
I&#8217;m wondering if you can help me identify this. It was probably a little over an inch long. It was in my driveway, I live in Southern New Jersey not too far from the coast.
Suzann
New Jersey
Dear Suzann,
Congratulations on being selected Bug of the Month for August 2009, though your letter will not [...]


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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>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/06/26/giant-stag-beetle-8/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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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>BUG OF THE MONTH JUNE 2009:  Golden Backed Snipe Flies Mating</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/29/bug-of-the-month-june-2009-golden-backed-snipe-flies-mating/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/29/bug-of-the-month-june-2009-golden-backed-snipe-flies-mating/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 14:24:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another Pair of Golden Backed Snipe Flies Mating
Golden Backed Snipe Flies Mating
Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 5:16 PM
Leaving the house today, these two bugs were on my porch cushion. They were there for almost 1/2hour. They even gave me time to go get my camera , focus a few shots and get this great one! [...]


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		<title>Another BUG OF THE MONTH MAY 2009:  17 Year Locusts,  Scientists surprised By Unexpected Emergence Of Periodical Cicadas &#8212; Four Years Early</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/08/another-bug-of-the-month-may-2009-17-year-locusts-scientists-surprised-by-unexpected-emergence-of-periodical-cicadas-four-years-early/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Large bee like insect with red round eyes.
Fri, May 8, 2009 at 10:21 AM
Hello. This morning while putting on my shorts, which contained this lovely thing, it stung me. I&#8217;m still not feeling well and have been unable to find out what it is.
We&#8217;ve live in this area for 4 years now, Central Virginia, and [...]


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		<title>BUG OF THE MONTH MAY 2009: Lawn Shrimp</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/01/bug-of-the-month-may-2009-lawn-shrimp/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/05/01/bug-of-the-month-may-2009-lawn-shrimp/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 14:11:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sow Bugs, Pill Bugs, Isopods, Lawn Shrimp and Amphipods]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bug cult found dead on kitchen floor.
Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 3:54 AM
I went into my kitchen earlier today and saw brown spots on my floor, I lean in to see what it was. Hundreds of dead bugs lay on my kitchen floor all dead like some kind of bug cult that just drank the [...]


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		<title>BUG OF THE MONTH APRIL 2009:  Master Blister Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/30/bug-of-the-month-april-2009-master-blister-beetle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/03/30/bug-of-the-month-april-2009-master-blister-beetle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Long, bright orange beetle with black wings
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 4:12 PM
I found a bunch of these orange and black beetles while airsofting in Arizona and I am not exactly sure what they are. They were in large groups in the grassy areas crawling on eachother. Is it a type of desert beetle?
JKAZ
Arizona, United [...]


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		<title>BUG OF THE MONTH MARCH 2009:  Masked Hunter</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/28/bug-of-the-month-march-2009-masked-hunter/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/02/28/bug-of-the-month-march-2009-masked-hunter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:03:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assassin Bugs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little fat dirty bug
Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 1:30 PM
I found this on my front porch. It was skittish, sluggish runner, but not exactly slow. I have seen one other of these, and they cover themselves with dirt, sand, and look moldy &#38; or dirty!
It&#8217;s new to me, I don&#8217;t even know what category to [...]


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