May 2012
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quest bug
“Hey, any idea what kind of moth this guy is?”-pookascrayon Hi!  I do!  This is a Five-Spotted Sphinx Moth, Manduca quinquemaculata.  A large species of Sphinx that closely resembles its relative the Carolina Sphinx.  The moths in the genus Manduca are often named after their caterpillar’s favorite food.  Which is why the Five-Spotted Sphinx is also known as the Tomato...
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buddhist-kingdom-deactivated201 asked: Love the blog!
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mispalmtoptiger asked: do you know much about tarantulas? i was thinking about getting one and there was an add in a local paper about someone giving away some pets but when i called his sister answered and all she knew was that it was big and grey, do you know what type it might be?
May 25th
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“hi, new on tumblr, could not find how to add a comment to the last post; it’s “Phidippus”, not “Phidappus”. best! s.” sarefo Ah, yes, I know that but it was 4 am when I responded to that.  I shall fix it now.  Thank you!
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alliebeastwoman asked: ok so these random spiders I've never seen before keep popping up everywhere, including my car. It looks like a brown recluse, fuzzy, but black with three white spots on its bum. She (I assume because she was lovely) had gorgous turquise pinchers? fangs? Her mouth. I was going to take a picture but I sneezed and when I looked up she was gone. What was she?
May 25th
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Identification help!
“Hi! I absolutely love your blog. I am the same way. Unfortunately, I only have a Children’s guide to insects that I’ve used since I was little. I haven’t upgraded but being inspired by your blog I have started documenting and taking photos of the bugs in my backyard. I have two bugs for precise identification.  One is green and leafless, actually thought it was a...
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Indoor plumbing: Keeping arachnophobes safe.
“Widows are not especially aggressive toward large animals like you and me. It’s hard for a person to get bitten without actually pinching the spider. Unfortunately, it’s easy to pinch a spider by accident. The widow’s deadly poison might have remained virtually unknown if it weren’t for the outdoor toilet. This happens to be an ideal habitat for widows - dark,...
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