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Genus MelittobiaObserver
umijinDescription
About 2-3mm long, found in mud dauber nest. Curious hopping behavior - don't seem to fly much. Photos taken in a dissection stereomicroscope. Fixed several in 90%EtOH.
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Genus TrigonopsObserver
leeroysablanDescription
Found within the axils of multiple native orchids at the top of the Sabana. There is a slight iridescence on the specimen.
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Leaping Northern Jumping Spider (Bavia aericeps)Observer
umijinDescription
Jumping spider eating a yellow sac spider
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Ant-mimic Spiders (Genus Myrmarachne)Observer
umijinDescription
Ant mimic spider, collected in Dededo/Yigo area on 27 August 2018. Was on my colleagues car. Photographed on 28 August in captivity on Passiflora leaf. Fixed in EtOH and donated to UOG entomology collection.
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Chinese Rose Beetle (Adoretus sinicus)Observer
entomologist_of_mysteryDescription
Abundant. Feeding on strand shrub at night but not present during daylight hours.
