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2008-07-06 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - beetle?: Rebecca: I think you might be describing a giant water scavenger beetle, Hydrophilus triangularis (family Hydrophilidae), or a giant diving beetle in the genus Dytiscus (family Dytiscidae). I strongly...
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2008-07-06 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - flying insect black with yellow stripes: Vickie: Ah, then you are talking about "cicada killers," Sphecius speciosus. There is a nice website about them run by Charles "Chuck" Holliday. Wish I had the URL handy, but I don't, sorry. He is...
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2008-07-06 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - tiny scorpion like bug: Molly: Actually, by entomology standards, that is a pretty large animal:-) It might have very well been a small scorpion, especially if you were east of the Cascade range at the time (I grew up in...
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2008-07-06 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - mystery black fling insect by the thousands on our river bank and house???: Beth: So they just "fling" themselves around, do they?:-) LOL! I love the typographical errors I get with the questions. I'm a writer first, and entomologist second, so I am really alert to such...
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2008-07-05 Entomology (Study of Bugs) - fowl mites: Dear Maria - This does not sound like typical behavior for fowl mites. Take a close look at them with a strong magnifying glass; if they are mites, they will have eight legs and no discernible eyes, if...
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