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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 8:59 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: I can't find my #@%*& type specimens!
- Replies: 3
- Views: 59
I can't find my #@%*& type specimens!
I bought a ring light, experimented with it. Now time to re-photo the type specimens for publication. I cannot find them. This shouldn't be hard- all specimens, drawer after drawer after drawer, are collated chronologically. And the last drawer ends just before the capture dates of the type pair. So...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 5:31 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
- Replies: 11
- Views: 135
Re: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
I am missing the point of the original post. ..., step out of their field of expertise and rub elbows with the experienced. The motive isn't to get an answer. There are a myriad of reasons bots and scams post inaccurate stuff: 1. to identify the gullible, and identify those to avoid. This may be at...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 2:45 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
- Replies: 11
- Views: 135
Re: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
Well, if this is all the smarter that AI is at the moment, I'm not too worried about the future of humanity. j There are many with that consensus, and I believe it dangerous. Human technology went from biplanes to jets in six years. AI will mature far faster. It's already used quite often for uneth...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:24 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
- Replies: 11
- Views: 135
Re: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
I found this post strange, but I'm not sure it's AI ... wouldn't AI know that species names are spelt with a first small letter, and only genus names with a capital? Adam. AI is available in various packages (programs) and each have owner-adjustable settings for correctness, tone, writing level, an...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 3:16 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
- Replies: 11
- Views: 135
Re: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
It's either AI, or it's Voodoo.
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 11:35 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
- Replies: 11
- Views: 135
Re: Clothes moths infestation — Tineola Bisselliella and Monopis Crocicapitella
Is this AI?
Are you from California or Oregon?
Do you smoke or weld?
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 10:59 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: Collecting in Vietnam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 512
Re: Collecting in Vietnam
When your at the airport. If you have to go to customs. The person I talked to with USFW said that in most cases. They will just ask if they are dead or alive. This is a topic they deal with all the time, that's what they said to me. Which airport? Who is "they"? Anything USFWS tells you ...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:15 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: Collecting in Vietnam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 512
Re: Collecting in Vietnam
Who will let you walk through, and where? Is that after or without informing in/out customs?nikiahloch wrote: ↑Tue Apr 23, 2024 1:35 am but most of the time there's not permits required and most will let you walk through as long as they are dead and you aren't bringing endangered or protected species
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 3:01 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4934
Re: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
As Vernon pointed out and solely about MONA, the inconsiderate and unethical activities by professionals isn't new. I too have had my issues with those types in Entomology (to be fair, I've also been overjoyed with others.) Backstabbing and politicing in entomology is NOTHING- I think the Paleontol...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:58 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: Research position in Costa Rica!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 7091
Re: Research position in Costa Rica!
Man, that's great! You survived a foreign country.
Would love to see some photos from CR.
Would love to see some photos from CR.
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 12:10 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4934
Re: Moths of North America (MONA) Catocala
Ironically, the technology that has made production of MONA-type publications much easier has also killed hardcopy. Imagine when MONA first came out- expensive cameras and lights, expensive film, having to pay for publications, collaboration via snail mail. THEN to make a book- scissors to cut image...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: Collecting in Vietnam
- Replies: 17
- Views: 512
Re: Collecting in Vietnam
I sent an email to the Vietnam Department of Agriculture and still haven't heard back from them and that was 8 months ago, I leave the 30th of this month. I've contacted the US Department of Agriculture and even talked to someone and they said I don't need permits for importing dead insects in the ...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 5:32 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Anisota virginiensis
- Replies: 5
- Views: 179
Re: Anisota virginiensis
Yes, as 58chevy said, it's related to rubicunda. More here too viewtopic.php?p=8763&hilit=rubicunda#p8763
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 772
Re: Global travel collecting
The good practice is to have a guide who will ask before entering a "land" the cost and negotiate it. Usually a pack of cigarettes + few dollars will make the job. If you don't negotiate "before", then they will ask you to pay "to leave the land"... and here the cost c...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 12:15 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 772
Re: Global travel collecting
Some fearmongering has been presented concerning foreign languages, this warrants some clarification. Humans are adept at learning foreign languages. It is not for the Mensa, or the linguistic experts. Even the most simple, uneducated, and slow person can learn multiple languages through exposure. I...
- Fri Apr 19, 2024 11:59 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Shiiping dead insects from other countries into the USA
- Replies: 5
- Views: 210
Re: Shiiping dead insects from other countries into the USA
This comes up constantly. What should be done by an interested party is to analyze the current import regulations for personal use. The easiest way is to line-out the sections, paragraphs, and sentences that don't apply to personal use (eg. anything to do with commercial, institution, etc.) which le...
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:53 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 772
Re: Global travel collecting
Although I've "lost" a kayak and other equipment, it was sneak thieves that saw an opportunity. Ah yes, the opportunistic petty thieves. Overall, I would say that petty theft (particularly from foreigners) has a level of cultural acceptance in many places. Certainly in parts of, or most o...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 7:23 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 772
Re: Global travel collecting
Very interesting to read about these various experiences, perspectives and comments - a lot of useful information in this thread, for anyone considering a collecting trip to the tropics. Really, a lot is applicable to USA as well. Aside from the permit & import element involved with internation...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 5:24 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Global travel collecting
- Replies: 33
- Views: 772
Re: Global travel collecting
Thanks Adam, you're the best! Let me reflect on age. I know a lot of collectors who, like me, planned to go "there" sometime "later." And they never got there. The reason is because by the time the travel became convenient they'd lost the ability. International travel is brutally...
- Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:43 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: First butterfly of 2024
- Replies: 7
- Views: 453
Re: First butterfly of 2024
Keep an eye out for pipevine and zebra swallowtails. Zebras should be flying in KY as soon as this storm front passes. Pipevines fly in FL pretty much year round; certainly they are out and abundant by now. Near Lake Ontario, I did see a Pieris rapae the last few days of March. Since then, nothing....