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| Lepard moth Catepillar | 11/15/2009 |
Q: What do they eat
A: The leopard moth caterpillar eats leaves. They are voracious creatures and will eat a lot. If you ...
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| I don't know what the 'bug" was! | 11/9/2009 |
Q: This weekend in South Texas (south of San Antonio area) we found a "bug" type of which no one in my ...
A: It sounds like a very interesting bug. From your description, I think it is probably a beetle of ...
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| Please identify this insect and what harm if any if does | 10/26/2009 |
Q: I found the bug I attached a picture of on my brick paved patio today. There were about 50 of them ...
A: These are Box Elder bugs. They won't bite and are not harmful to humans in any way but they are ...
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| Bug Identification. | 10/25/2009 |
Q: I found this small white bug, that has other(well it looks like) bugs and parts of bugs on its back. ...
A: You found a Debri-carrying Green Lacewing larva. The adults look like this: ...
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| Unanswered question about Dirt Looking Bug | 10/25/2009 |
Q: My question has been sent to you about the bug that looks like a piece of dirt in my Maui home. I do ...
A: I am sorry that it has taken me a while to get back to you. It is difficult to identify this, but I ...
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| Jumping jacks | 10/22/2009 |
Q: what do jumping jacks eat? i have one in my sharpener has a pet and i tryed a bee but it tryed to ...
A: I am unfamiliar with Australian insects, but I think you are asking about Jumping Jack Ants. You are ...
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| "dirt babies " | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I was recently in the Sequoia forest in California when a friend of mine said he saw a "dirt baby" ...
A: I am unfamiliar with the term "dirt baby", as is the head biologist at Sequoia National Forest. My ...
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| Tiny Bugs in My Desk | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I recently started seeing tiny little bugs inside of my desk draweres at work. They are about 0.4 cm ...
A: It sounds to me like you have termites. There are many different types of termites, so they may look ...
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| Scary flyer with 2 stingers in porta-potty | 10/19/2009 |
Q: Two weeks ago I was hiking up Mission Peak in Fremont California. It was a fairly hot day and on my ...
A: The only insect I can think of that could look like this is the mayfly. They are long and thin (like ...
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| looks like a box elder bug but bigger | 10/15/2009 |
Q: we have, once in a while, these bugs in our house. they look very similar to what i think is a box ...
A: It sounds like you have a type of stink bug. This is a very informal term applied to a few types of ...
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| Very strange insect | 10/10/2009 |
Q: yesterday i saw very strange and horrible insects which i didn't seen before the picture is here ...
A: This insect looks like a moth. It is likely not anything to be afraid of. I wish that I could give ...
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| What is this bug??? | 10/5/2009 |
Q: I work in a warehouse, and we dump our Gatorade off our dock every day and recently we found a bug ...
A: This description baffles me. I don't know what it could be. I would be more helpful if you could ...
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| flying bug | 10/5/2009 |
Q: i would like to know what kind of bug this is.
A: It is a little hard to see the details of the picture. However, the shape of the back reminds me of ...
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| Earthworms | 10/3/2009 |
Q: Hello i'm doing a project about earthworms and i was wondering why earthworms is not ...
A: That is a great question. It seems like it would be easier for them to self-fertilize, doesn't it? ...
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| help | 10/3/2009 |
Q: were can i find names of the bugs i found in my yard?
A: A good insect guide for Northern America is the National Audubon Field Guide ...
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| bug bite | 10/1/2009 |
Q: my grandson got bit by a bug that had a black body and an orange belly. we looked it up and it ...
A: It does sound like you have found a Wheel bug nymph, which is a type of juvenile Assassin bug. Is ...
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| Can you identify this bug? | 9/29/2009 |
Q: We have a swarm of these bugs in our subdivision. They are about the size of an ant and have little ...
A: From what you have described I think they are a type of true bug (hemiptera). I am sorry that it has ...
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| tiny brown worm like | 9/26/2009 |
Q: I recently moved into a house in california. The house has been scrubbed clean from top to bottum. ...
A: I have a few guesses as to what the critter might be. However, it is very difficult to ID without a ...
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| spiders | 9/18/2009 |
Q: Can you tell me what type of spider this is and if it is poisonous. I found it on my back door when ...
A: It looks to me like an orb weaver spider. They are not poisonous to humans, but may bite if scared. ...
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| hornets | 9/16/2009 |
Q: Do hornets have predators.
A: Hornets are the top of the insect food chain. They can even eat bees. I am not sure if bats or other ...
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| green/blue tick | 9/12/2009 |
Q: In the past two days I have found two tiny blue/green bugs. They look like ticks or fleas, but i'm ...
A: First, I must apologize for not responding sooner to your question. I am not sure what the bugs are ...
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