<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Its Nature&#187; Insects</title> <atom:link href="http://www.itsnature.org/category/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.itsnature.org</link> <description>Its nature offers you interesting information and facts on the natural world</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:49:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Yellow Mite</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/yellow-mite/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/yellow-mite/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 12 Dec 2010 14:31:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5597</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also known as the citrus yellow mite, the yellow mite is an acariform mite species. As its name suggests, they are found on the foliage of citrus trees. However, they can also be associated with other plant varieties. The tiny yellow mite was first found in Morocco. It was first described in 1958 by Cooreman. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/yellow-mite/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ant</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/ant/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/ant/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 03:59:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=5406</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ants are social insects that are related to wasps and bees. 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These creatures [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/great-green-bush-cricket/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Redback Spider</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/redback-spider/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/redback-spider/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 10:18:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Angela Han</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=4133</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Redback spider is a dangerous spider that resembles and is related to the infamous black widow spider. It is a family member of the genus Latroduectus which can be found throughout the world. 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Whip Scorpions can be found in tropical and sub-tropical climates but are fairly hard to spot due to the fact that they avoid direct [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/whip-scorpion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Phasmatodea (Stick Insects)</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/phasmatodea-stick-insects/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/phasmatodea-stick-insects/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2008 14:33:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/phasmatodea-stick-insects/</guid> <description><![CDATA[This order of insects are known by different names in different countries; in Europe they are called the stick insects while in North America they are called the walking sticks, leaf insects or ghost insects. 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Named for the hairs that cover its body, the Giant Desert Hairy [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/hairy-desert-scorpion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>African Dung Beetle</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/african-dung-beetle/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/african-dung-beetle/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 21:48:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/african-dung-beetle/</guid> <description><![CDATA[There are a great many animals that eat tons of grass a day on the savanna in Africa. These folks make a lot of droppings, or to term it correctly, Dung. 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The Rumor mill from the Middle east has given us camel spiders that [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/camel-spider/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>16</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Blood Sucking Leech</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/blood-sucking-leech/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/blood-sucking-leech/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:03:39 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/blood-sucking-leech/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Many people see leeches as some sort of horrid creature that sucks blood for a meal, and in fact in some cases that is true. In others however it is well off from the truth. There are literally hundreds of types of leeches, around the world and they live in myriad habitats such as freshwater, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/blood-sucking-leech/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>11</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cockroach</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/cockroach/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/cockroach/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:02:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/cockroach/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Also Known as the Madagascar CockRoach or the Hissing Cockroach. Cockroaches are omnivores. A single exception is the wood eating cockroach that is found in Russia and China. 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In comparison to their bodies they have gigantic pincers which are hinged to let them move up and down. They have a three segmented body, with very distinct sections. Sunspider Their [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/sunspiderwind-scorpion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>57</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Brown Recluse</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/brown-recluse/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/brown-recluse/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:58:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/brown-recluse/</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Brown recluse is a highly poisonous spider that is native to the United States. There are a few other species elsewhere in the world. The Brown Recluse has a very distinctive pattern of a violin on its abdomen, which is dark in color, with the neck aspect of the violin pointing toward the spiders [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/brown-recluse/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Scorpion</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/scorpion/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/scorpion/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:56:51 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/scorpion/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Scorpions are not technically insects. They are actually related more closely to spider’s ticks and mite type creepy crawlies. The body of a scorpion is divided into two parts, the abdomen and the cephalothorax. A type of shield called a carapace will cover the cephalothorax. Black Scorpion Usually they have two eyes in the middle [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/scorpion/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Goliath Beetle</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/goliath-beetle/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/goliath-beetle/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2008 10:55:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Ezoic</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Insects]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://wp.itsnature.org/ground/creepy-crawlies-land/goliath-beetle/</guid> <description><![CDATA[Goliath beetles are members of the insect family, called a scarab beetle. This group of insects is a native species to Africa. They are usually tropical although some are more subtropical. 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