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- Mon Oct 23, 2023 1:31 am
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: Presentation
- Replies: 51
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Re: Presentation
Hello...I'm Dave and I'm in Montana (born and raised) and have seldom ever left the state...started collecting all forms of insects on our family farm when I was 7 years old...pinned them and mounted them in cigar boxes that had melted paraffin in the bottom for a mounting base...was most attracted ...
- Sat Feb 18, 2023 3:22 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Moon moths !
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3199
Re: Moon moths !
These are all amazing specimens...after a 30 year hiatus from collecting and losing about 40% of my original collection, I'm getting back into the hang of setting and spreading with some bird wing specimens...I'm just amazed at the beauty of these moths and the superb quality of the presentations.
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 7:12 pm
- Forum: Insect Trading Reports
- Topic: Insect World, San Diego, CA...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7793
Re: Insect World, San Diego, CA...
Thank you...all my efforts searching for history or back ground on them have come up empty and their site seems a little flakey...I think I'll just quietly move on...
- Fri Feb 17, 2023 6:42 am
- Forum: Insect Trading Reports
- Topic: Insect World, San Diego, CA...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 7793
Insect World, San Diego, CA...
Has anyone done any business with them?...can't seem to find any feed back on them...they say they've been in business for 45 years...
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 4:28 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: From pinned to riker?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1590
Re: From pinned to riker?
Thanks for the reply...did you rehydrate the specimen(s) a bit before putting them in the Riker?
- Sun Feb 05, 2023 1:25 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: From pinned to riker?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1590
From pinned to riker?
When putting a pinned lep into a riker mount are there any tips or suggestions that I should be aware of? Any help will be greatly appreciated...thanks.