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	<title>What's That Bug? &#187; food chain</title>
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		<title>Spider Wasp attacking Spider in New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/19/spider-wasp-attacking-spider-in-new-zealand/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/11/19/spider-wasp-attacking-spider-in-new-zealand/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:35:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spiders]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spider Eating Bug
November 18, 2009
Dear Bugman, my friend was out in his garden the other day and saw this bug attacking a spider. It eventually carried it off down a hole. The bug was about the size of a small car&#8230; or maybe more like 5 or 6 centimetres. Later he found his cat screaming [...]


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		<title>Caterpillar Hunter Larva eats Cutworm</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/30/caterpillar-hunter-larva-eats-cutworm/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ground Beetles]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Caterpillar Eater
October 29, 2009
We found these bugs all over the place. They seem to be foraging for caterpillars that are also very heavy this year. They look like caterpillars, but only have six legs. Also, they will dig a hole in the ground and leave their back end lying outside of the hole. Any ideas [...]


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		<title>Orbweaver eats her mate</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/27/orbweaver-eats-her-mate/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/27/orbweaver-eats-her-mate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 01:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Orb Weavers]]></category>
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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>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/10/16/mating-purple-tiger-beetles-we-believe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:06:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Tiger Beetles]]></category>
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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>House Centipede eats Mouse</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/30/house-centipede-eats-mouse/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/30/house-centipede-eats-mouse/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Huge Bug Killed Mouse, what is it?
September 30, 2009
We found this when we were checking our mouse traps yesterday. As you will notice, it is about the same length of the mouse and its thorax (don&#8217;t no if I am using this correctly, but the width of its body not including the legs) was as [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug eats Japanese Beetle</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/20/wheel-bug-eats-japanese-beetle-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/20/wheel-bug-eats-japanese-beetle-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:11:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Assassin Bugs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Assassin bug dining on Japanese beetle
September 20, 2009
While out scouting for butterflies, I came upon this slightly grizzly scene of a wonderful assassin bug dining on a Japanese beetle. Glad it wasn&#8217;t me!
This was taken on June 30, 2009 in Orange County, VIRGINIA &#8212; the original OC 
Lynne from Virginia
Orange County, Virginia
Hi Lynne,
Thanks for sending [...]


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		<title>Wheel Bug trapped in Spider Web</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/14/wheel-bug-trapped-in-spider-web/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/14/wheel-bug-trapped-in-spider-web/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:29:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mean Looking Armored ?
September 13, 2009
I found this bug in a web on my fence walkthrough. I have never seen anything like it. 6 Legs, &#8220;Spiky armor&#8221; down it&#8217;s back. and it&#8217;s head is like a needle. This is one mean looking bug! I don;t know weather it made the web or just got caught [...]


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		<title>Delta Flower Scarab caught by Golden Orbweaver</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/05/delta-flower-scarab-caught-by-golden-orbweaver/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/05/delta-flower-scarab-caught-by-golden-orbweaver/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 14:13:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[orange beetle with triangle on thorax in an argiope&#8217;s web
September 3, 2009
Around noon today, I saw this small beetle get caught in the web of the largest Argiope aurantia spider I&#8217;ve ever seen. I live in Fort Pierce, Florida. The beetle has an orange abdomen and legs, but a yellow and black thorax and head. [...]


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		<title>European Hornet eats Dragonfly (Unknown Darner??)</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/03/european-hornet-eats-dragonfly-unknown-darner/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/03/european-hornet-eats-dragonfly-unknown-darner/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dragonflies and Damselflies]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Large redand yellow bee/wasp?
September 2, 2009
Would like to know the name of this bee-like bug that I found eating a dragonfly
Wondering999
Odenton, Maryland
Dear Wondering999,
The predator in your photo is a European Hornet, Vespa crabo, an introduced species, so we are tagging it as an Invasive Exotic.  You can read about the species on BugGuide.  The prey [...]


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		<title>Cricket with Parasite</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/02/cricket-with-parasite-probably-tachinid-fly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2009/09/02/cricket-with-parasite-probably-tachinid-fly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:52:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is this parasite on the cricket?
September 1, 2009
We found a wild cricket with the lump on its side. We were not sure if it was a growth or a parasite. Later I found another one and removed the lump. It appears to have legs and was attatched at only one point. The pictures show [...]


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