# Anyone use bugguide.net?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 11, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779 "2020-08-11T10:02:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779/1 "2020-08-11T10:02:33Z")

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I had used them before, years ago, for some arthropod IDs. I’m currently trying to pin names on all the spider species I’ve photographed over the years. So I post photos of one of the spiders yesterday morning, check maybe an hour later for any replies, and the site was down. It is still down as of right now. Is it common for the site to have lots of down time? Or did I kill it?

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**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2020, 10:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779/2 "2020-08-11T10:14:51Z")

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Yep, looks like you killed it.

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**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779/3 "2020-08-12T03:07:47Z")

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Works for me.

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**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779/4 "2020-08-12T04:08:04Z")

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[But it was down](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1873139).

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**Author:** ![LegendsofClear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@LegendsofClear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LegendsofClear)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 6:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-use-bugguide-net/917779/5 "2020-08-12T06:38:00Z")

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Woah that’s a really cool website, I’m going to have to start checking it out.