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		<title>Dragonfly: Anotogaster sieboldii</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Magnificent!! This is the largest species of dragonfly in Japan and, at 10cm long, it&#8217;s an impressive sight. This one was zooming around a clearing and it flew just above my head several times before settling on a remarkably convenient perch &#8212; convenient enough for me to sneak up and take lots of photos. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=790</link>
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		<title>Nature&#8217;s Smiley</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What a cute and unusual thing to find &#8212; a natural smiley in the forest!! I couldn&#8217;t decide what it was at first as it was only about 8mm across. I was just thinking it might be a young snail when it suddenly dropped off the leaf on a silk thread. Oh, a spider!! It&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=784</link>
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		<title>Weevil: Mesalcidodes trifidus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I often see these big black and white weevils hanging onto leaves like a cross between a koala and a (very small) panda! They walk very deliberately and drop off the leaf when disturbed. I think they are among my favourites. Coleoptera: Curculionidae (weevils) Mesalcidodes trifidus Weevil = ojiro-ashi-naga-zoumushi Location: Yokoyama Village near Munakata Common [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=795</link>
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		<title>Oops&#8230; somebody made a mistake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think somebody has made a bit of a mistake here! Take a closer look&#8230; Coleoptera: Curculionidae (weevils) Mesalcidodes trifidus Weevil = ojiro-ashi-naga-zoumushi Location: Yokoyama Village near Munakata Common (Google map link)]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=806</link>
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		<title>Skeletonized leaf</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s remarkable how these Japanese beetles skeletonize leaves &#8212; they&#8217;re little artists really!! Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Rutelinae (Shining Leaf Chafers) Popillia japonica Japanese beetle = mame-kogane Location: Yokoyama Village near Munakata Common (Google map link)]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=803</link>
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		<title>Katydid: Gampsocleis buergeri</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These huge katydids (bush-crickets) are everywhere at the moment. They sit perfectly camouflaged on leaves and then half jump, half crawl into the foliage making so much disturbance that it&#8217;s like a much larger animal is lurking there. Once you get used to spotting them before they disappear, it&#8217;s possible to sneak up and take [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=799</link>
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		<title>Weevil: Euops splendidus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Such a beautiful weevil&#8230; but my photos are very poor. The evening was setting in and I was among trees and the weevil was only 3mm long&#8230; If I find one again, I will catch it and take the photo in a well-lit place to show off the metallic gold and green. Coleoptera: Curculionidae (weevils) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=810</link>
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		<title>Hornet: Vespa ducalis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I stood taking photos of these hornets for quite a while but I think I should have been able to take better shots than these. I&#8217;ll try again next time. I guess there were 7 or 8 of them flying around and there&#8217;s a possibility I was nervous&#8230; Nah, I was fine. That&#8217;s just an [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=801</link>
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		<title>Jumping bristletail</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jumping bristletails are primitive wingless insects that are thought to have been around 390 million years ago. Archaeognatha Jumping bristletail = ishi-nomi Location: Yokoyama Village near Munakata Common (Google map link)]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=792</link>
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		<title>Longhorn Beetles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was Longhorn Beetle day for me! I went out for 4 hours between downpours and walked around my local area to see what I could find. Everywhere I looked I spotted longhorns: 9 species in total. Not bad. Well, just to put that figure into perspective&#8230; there are about 800 species of longhorn beetle [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://natural-japan.net/?p=742</link>
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