I heard that this beetle was featured on Animal Planet a few days ago. Can anyone tell me where I can find out more about this hardy creature that can reportedly survive temp extremes from -300 to +300 degrees Farenheit?  I don't have cable TV so I can't use TV to find out about it.  Thanks
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Many beetles survive freezing...even ones as common as the Ladybird...(Ladybug)\nThe temperature range you give sounds a bit far-fetched, though.
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Just look anywhere in the sky. I saw one about an hour ago, but that was after an hour of looking. Normally you can't see them until after midnight, but unfortunately the predicted swarm only lasts about an hour and will end before midnight in the US. Europe should get a good view though.
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I don't think it can be found in the USA. It is found in Chile, Peru, and Argentina, and can cause extreme illness when it bites. While this species doesn't live in the USA, reletives of it do. L. deserta and L. reclusa live in many states, and could be confused with the one you are talking about. While it hasn't been documented in the USA in any of the books I have, it is still possible.
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Theres loads of types of beetles so because they're different sizes and shapes!!They weigh different ha now what do you know!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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My daughter found one in her apartment in Milledgeville which backs onto a wooded area.  I found this information for her.  She was not pleased about the part where they fall on the bed at night!\n\nScorpions \n\nPrice, Terry. Forest Health Guide for Georgia Foresters. Georgia Forestry Commission. Fall 2001.\n\nScorpions are nocturnal and are rarely seen by people unless they invade the home. Scorpions often invade houses built in wooded areas. The little southern devil scorpion is a common species throughout the South (Figure 210). It is not a dangerous species but it can be very annoying by invading attics, closets, cabinets, and vacation cabins and utility buildings. Reports are common of scorpions falling from ceilings at night onto beds with sleeping people.\n\nScorpions can be discouraged from taking up residence \ninside homes and rental cabins by keeping the yards and areas adjacent to the buildings clear of wood piles and other debris. Most stings from scorpions usually occur when people walk barefoot through the house at night or working outside without gloves.\nStings from scorpions in the southeastern U.S. are not life threatening and usually require no medical attention, unless the victim happens to be sensitive to the venom.
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You have the species name spelled wrong.\n\nSee these webpages:\nhttp://lakes.chebucto.org/ZOOBENTH/BENTHOS/xvii.html\nhttp://crawford.tardigrade.net/bugs/BugofMonth05.html\n\nThere are more out there - just google the correct species name of the organism.
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I came across this site when I was looking for insect and spider links.  This guy seemed really involved with Tarantulas.\n\nI am glad that you are concerned about giving your pet a good home.
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Tonight, I was out with my 10 yr old and I was spraying some water on our plants. A toad came "running" out of his bush cover to sit in the spray. He was really liking it.  After a couple of minutes laughing at him, a spider crossed the walk about 4 ft away. That toad went on a beeline charge up to the spider. They sat about 4 inches apart - neither one so much as twitching. We froze and watched.  After 2 minutes, the toad pounced in! He tongue-flicked that spider and had a good meal.\nIt was a great moment to share and very educational for him. It cemented some of the things we have spoken about in the past about nature being brutal, but efficient and basically well-planned.\nGo forth and critter. \n\nIf the neighbors think you are "different" - then Thank GOODNESS. Because you are!
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Few complex life forms we know of can survive exposure temperatures that low for more than a moment. However, if pockets of milder temperatures could be found (thermal vents, well isulated hybernation dens, etc) some life would likely adapt. Life forms that could mature and reproduce in one warm season (such as a plant that produces spores capable of surviving such a harsh winter) would have a great advantage. Plants such as trees woudn't stand a chance, as is true of many things humans and other complex life depend on for food and shelter. \n\nAnother consideration would be the erosion due to lack of any plants capable of maintaining a root system to stablize soil. Between the turbidity from erosion and likelyhood that all rivers would freeze solid through most of the winter, most life in rivers and lakes would become extinct. Since the upper temperature is not much if any higher than what we have now, the average temperatue is much lower. This would concentrate vast amounts of water in the icecaps, possibly enough to greatly increase the salinity of the oceans, which would also see a major drop in temperature. Most marine life is more sensitive to temperatue changes than terrestrial or freshwater life, so a great number of extinctions there also.\n\nSo no, life would not survive other than perhaps a few simple life forms. Even a drop of a dozen degrees in average temperature would be devastating in the long run for life as we know it.
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For your information Julie, I had already did my homework, I was wondering if anybody else knew what Methanothermus fervidus was. And my GPA is a 4.0 so you don't have to tell me that by reading more I will accomplish more. So now you let us know when you have a more complicated question about something other than a Ham & Cheese webstite. Thank you for your time in answering my question.
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HEY GUYS how is it down there. the best i have found to keep fish fresh is the Colman Marine 110 qts cooler i take it to mexico with 4 bags of ice  to cover the bottom  with a little water it lasts about 3 days before needing more ice i also take it to the desert off roading  some times i put my motor cycle on it  for a stand
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There is a ton of disagreement on this subject.\n\nDo a search for lobsters and pain and you'll find sites that talk about both sides of the story.\n\nHey submitter, sorry you are too lazy to figure this out on your own. Like I said, there is a ton of disagreement. Some scientists will tell you one thing and some will tell you another. How is anyone supposed to have the "right" answer for you?
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Roach- they can survive anything!! But I'd have to be a male roach- female roaches stay pregnant for the rest of their lives... no thanks!
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Well the lethal thermal limit for most insects is around 45 degrees celsius. At around 60 degrees celsius proteins begin to denature, so if the temperature were to exceed 45 degrees then yeah the majority of insects would die. Especially if they are from a country that is not particularly warm in the summer. If they are from extremely warm regions then their tolerance to high temperatures is much greater than that of an individual from higher latitudes or high altitudes.\n\nno, they cant get sunburnt, although they do use the warmth of the sun to dry their exoskeleton just aftre moulting, so they make themselves crispy, but not burnt!\n\nhope this helps
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More imformation would deffinently help. It is pretty much impossible to tell from the info you gave. What do you mean octagon spider? Does that refer to the web? Some helpful info would be the color, size, and shape of the spider, the shape, size, and location of the web, and where you found the spider (state, country, ect.). Any other information would also help. \n\nAnother thing to consider is that all spiders (other than a small, rare family) have venom. It is unlikely that they are very harmful, but again, I would need more information to say that for sure. Try a field guide (library is a good place to look) and see if you can find what kind it is, then research that one. If you want, post some more info here, and I will try to find it.
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Ironclad beetle\n\nThe armored tank of the beetle world.\n\nhttp://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/bimg170.html\n\nhttp://www.texasento.net/Ironclad.html\n\nhttp://bugguide.net/node/view/5779/bgpage\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zopherinae
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a bit more description would be helpful. \nbut I suspect that it may have been a bug not a beetle. \n\nDo the images on this website look similar to your bug?\nhttp://eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Hemiptera/Pentatomid.htm\nyou can also type in stink bug in google image\n\nif not, go to the library and check out an insect guide and look through the pics