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	<title>Birders Lounge &#187; Insects &amp; Invertebrates</title>
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	<description>Birds &#124; Nature &#124; Conservation</description>
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		<title>Do Butterflies Pee in the Woods?</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/09/do-butterflies-pee-in-the-woods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects & Invertebrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[butterfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eastern tiger swallowtail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[giant swallowtail]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[xerces society]]></category>

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This is one topic that I never imagined I would be writing about. The behavior I witnessed seemed like it must have been something more than the simple call of nature. I watched an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) expel copious amounts of fluid on the ground in a half-hour period. That I could actually [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tiger Beetles, Meet My New Macro Lens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Aug 2010 05:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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I took this photo with my NEW MACRO LENS on a weekend trip to Copper Breaks State Park, in Quanah, Texas. This Tiger Beetle (the best I can guess on ID is that it may be one of the subgenus, Cicindelidia, or American Tiger Beetles) won my heart with his bold approach &#8211; almost walked [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 Seconds of Color</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 05:28:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Flora]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[~

No matter how little room there seems to be for luxuries like free time, I can always find a moment to marvel at Nature&#8217;s remarkable flair for color. I hope you&#8217;ll take 10 seconds to enjoy with me.
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		<title>CotS 53: Spineless Specialties Menu</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/08/cots-53-spineless-specialties-menu/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is my great and humble pleasure to host this August, 2010 edition of Circus of the Spineless! August is certainly a time when invertebrates, especially insects and arachnids, take center-stage. Largely undaunted by summertime heat, these numerous and variable species are out and about, in all of their spineless splendor.  These creatures play a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>95 Minutes</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/07/95-minutes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 05:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Amphibians & Reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flora]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Insects & Invertebrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[american beautyberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bee killer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blue dasher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cricket frog]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[desert willow]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dragonfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fritillary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[grasshopper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green darner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[robber fly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[rough green snake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[toad]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[What can you do in 95 minutes?
Run errands. Go out to eat. Watch a TV show or two. Play a game of cards or even Scrabble.
or&#8230;
Do a load of laundry. Clean the kitchen AND the bathroom. Run to the grocery store.
or&#8230;
Go outside and walk around with your camera. Don&#8217;t have 95 minutes? I&#8217;ll share mine. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Southern Pink Moth</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/07/southern-pink-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects & Invertebrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[agastache]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pyrausta inornatalis]]></category>
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I have never in my life seen such a tiny, beautiful moth! I saw this gem fluttering around several potted Hummingbird Mint/Hyssop plants (Agastache sp. cultivar).  I had rushed over to water the plants, which were (still are) waiting patiently for me to plant them in my front landscape beds.  This image is cropped at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Looks Just Like a Caterpillar, But Isn&#8217;t?</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/06/what-looks-just-like-a-caterpillar-but-isnt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/06/what-looks-just-like-a-caterpillar-but-isnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Jun 2010 22:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects & Invertebrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elm sawfly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[larvae]]></category>

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What looks just like a caterpillar, but isn&#8217;t? Sawfly larvae. I&#8217;m pretty sure I&#8217;ve seen my very first Elm Sawfly larvae (Cimbex americana). I couldn&#8217;t help but notice this bright white caterpillar munching on this dark green Elm leaf. I thought I was going to have an awesome entry for The Moth and Me, but [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Macro Vision</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/05/macro-vision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/05/macro-vision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 05:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects & Invertebrates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[picture-winged fly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pupa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spotted cucumber beetle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[syrphid fly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tarnished plant bug]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[tree cricket]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[white-margined burrower]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As a naturalist who has a fondness for birds, I tend to look at the world with long-ranging gazes. I carry a big honkin&#8217; lens on my camera so that I can get shots of small birds in distant places. On weekend mornings, my favorite way to spend the first hour is with a cup [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>15</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Headless&#8230;Moth?</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/04/the-headless-moth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Apr 2010 04:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Insects & Invertebrates]]></category>
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At first, I thought a windblown leaf was caught in a spiderweb. Plausible, right? This is the screen over a window off my back patio. I can&#8217;t say for sure, but I think that this &#8220;leaf&#8221; may have been there a full day before I took a closer look. Maybe the joke is on me&#8230;and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Inordinate Fondness (AIF) #2</title>
		<link>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/03/an-inordinate-fondness-aif-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.birderslounge.com/2010/03/an-inordinate-fondness-aif-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:46:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amber Coakley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have the distinct honor of hosting this second edition of An Inordinate Fondness, the blog carnival devoted to beetles. Everyone from scientists and academics, to budding naturalists and bloggers has something to say about beetles. To many people around the world, the word, &#8220;beetle,&#8221; conjures up images of the music band, &#8220;The Beatles.&#8221; The [...]]]></description>
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