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can someone please identify this 4" insect	30 Jun 2005 12:05 GMT	1
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Big swelling on face	27 Jun 2005 11:34 GMT	3
I went hiking. Didn't feel any bites, but noticed some swelling on my forehead as I came out of the woods. Last year my hand swelled up badly after I got bitten by about three deerfly in the same spot. The swelling in that case lasted about a week.
ID beetles - black w/ gold(en) trims & orange w/ black wing tips	26 Jun 2005 23:33 GMT	5
Could somebody please identify the following beetles ... Black, gold trims http://www103.pair.com/parv/tmp/beetle-31.jpg Ornage upper body & wings w/ black tips
Spider ID - white w/ brown stripes	26 Jun 2005 23:01 GMT	4
Could somebody please identify the following spider ... http://www103.pair.com/parv/tmp/spider-white-striped-black-03.jpg ... found in Antietam Nat'l Battlefield (Maryland) in May 2005 on a sunny afternoon? It was quite hard to take a picture of it as it
Contact Information for Brian Scaccia	25 Jun 2005 20:24 GMT	4
Ron Hodges, Paul Opler, Don Lafontaine, John Brown, and I are trying to bring Doug Ferguson's MONA fascicle on Macariines to closure. Doug borrowed several color slides of larvae from Brian Scaccia for the fascicle. We would like to contact Brain Scaccia so that we can record
do you know this insect ?	24 Jun 2005 09:54 GMT	2
I don't know if I am on the right newsgroup. Here's my request : My daughter find this insect and she wants to know his name. I will no be able to tell her.
Identification, please	23 Jun 2005 16:01 GMT	2
Ew! One of my coworkers brought in a nice wool rug to help decorate our sparse office. A few days later, there was a "bug" on the wall in a fuzzy navy colored casing about 1cm long, and he was climbing up the wall sticking out it's head... or foot...
Northernmost Early Black Witch moth record	23 Jun 2005 16:01 GMT	3
Black Witch - Ascalapha odorata (photos of record) www.TexasEnto.net/witch_north.htm nr Hudson, St. Croix Co., Wisconsin June 16-17, 2005 (Deb Folz)
UK super-wasp?	23 Jun 2005 06:57 GMT	8
I keep seeing a very large wasp buzzing around outside my house. This thing is about 2.5 times larger than a regular wasp - I would say it's at least 2 inches long. It also sounds louder than an adult bumblebee. Does anyone know what this is please?
Moth Traps	19 Jun 2005 16:03 GMT	2
Repeat posting - now I am a member of the list : My 7 year old grandson is very interested in the natural world. I would like to make a moth trap for when he next visits, and have found plenty of information in this group's archives, and on the web.
Luna Moth larva eat... ?	17 Jun 2005 20:12 GMT	5
I caught a Luna moth flopping about on a tennis court two nights ago. I took it home, took some pictures, and let it go. I thought some in the group might enjoy the photos, so figured I'd share them with you. You can find them here:
Beetle with "antlers"???	17 Jun 2005 16:31 GMT	2
Would any of you recognise the following beetle, and please excuse the laymans description: It was about 3+cm long by 2cm wide with medium brown wing cover. (It was large enought to displace several spider webs which almost
European Butterflies	16 Jun 2005 17:57 GMT	1
Does anyone know of a group or site that I can post a butterfly picture to get help in identifying it?? The Picture was taken in some woods in the Frankfurt area of Germany. Thanks!
Re:Leto Venus specimens available	16 Jun 2005 01:57 GMT	1
Anyone interested in specimens of the rare Leto Venus moths contact me at the following email address. johnmiles@polka.co.za John Robinson.
Real ant or a photo fake ant?	15 Jun 2005 19:05 GMT	3
In this camera discussion thread: http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1033&message=13854917 Supposedly in the USA somewhere.