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Who am I - Empyreuma affinis
Copyright © 2008 flyboyFL

Who am I - Empyreuma affinis
Longboat Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
May 8, 2008
Size: 1.5 in
I was crawling up a stucco wall, and eating lichen. I ignored the GF's chomping on the adjacent passiflora.
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Contributed by flyboyFL on 8 May, 2008 - 9:12pm
Last updated 6 June, 2008 - 8:37am

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What am I
Thank you, thank you.

I should have guessed. We have giant oleanders about ten feet away. Now that you solved the matter, I see dozens of the little fellows relatives chomping away in their natural habitat.

This one must have been blown over onto the wall.

Be well

: )
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