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400482,00.html

Mystery moths swarm in
From: AAP

August 30, 2005

SCIENTISTS are examining a mystery breed of moth converging on South
Australia in huge numbers.

The moths have been reported in large numbers in different areas of the
state, including metropolitan Adelaide.
Entomologists say the moths have distinctive marks distinguishing them
from known pest species.

Dennis Hopkins, an entomologist with the SA Research and Development
Institute, said the moths were believed to be a species known as lesser
budworm.

The moths have a wingspan up to 4cm, a reddish-brown wing pattern and
distinctive forewing markings.

"These particular moths haven't been recorded as major economic pests
for farmers, but it is a rare event to see such large numbers," Mr
Hopkins said.



He said entomologists were reviewing literature to support their
suspicion that the moths were lesser budworms, which breed on desert
daisies after inland rains.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,16436642-1702,00.html

Pub regulars baffled by bizarre bug


Drinkers at a Shropshire pub have been left baffled by the
discovery of a mystery bug.

Landlord Roger Hotchkiss came across the fearsome looking
creepy-crawly yesterday morning in the Brewery Inn, which he runs in
Coalport.

Mr Hotchkiss said none of his regulars have been able to identify
the creature which he trapped in a pint glass after he spotted what he
described as a large "stinger" on the insect's rear.

He is also worried the brown creature with a yellow underside may
be poisonous and could be dangerous to anyone who comes into contact
with it.

Mr Hotchkiss said: "My dad always said anything with a yellow belly
is poisonous. I've never seen anything like it in 50 years.

The pub landlord said his neighbours had hit the books to find out
the identity of the mysterious bug which is described as brown and about
25mm long.

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http://www.shropshirestar.com/show_article.php?aID=36765

Briton Finds Venomous Centipede in House


LONDON - Aaron Balick expected to find a tiny mouse rustling behind
the TV in his apartment. Instead, he found a venomous giant centipede
that somehow hitched a ride from South America to Britain.

"Thinking it was a mouse, I went to investigate the sound. The
sound was coming from under some papers which I lifted, expecting to see
the mouse scamper away," the 32-year-old psychotherapist said Wednesday.
"Instead, when I lifted the papers, I saw this prehistoric looking
animal skitter away behind a stack of books."
He trapped the 9-inch-long creature between a stack of books and
put it in a plastic container.

The next day he took it to Britain's Natural History Museum, which
identified the insect as a Scolopendra gigantea _ the world's biggest
species of centipede.

Stuart Hine, an entomologist at the museum, said it was likely the
centipede hitched a ride aboard a freighter, likely with a shipment of
fruit.

"Dealing with over 4,000 public and commercial inquiries every
year, we have come to expect the unexpected. However, when Aaron
produced this beast from his bag I was staggered," Hine said. "Not even
I expected to be presented with this."


The Scolopendra gigantea has front claws that are adapted to
deliver venom when it stings, which can lead to a blistering rash,
nausea and fever. The sting is rarely life-threatening, but painful.

A service of the Associated Press(AP)


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http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2005400482,00.html