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- Mon May 06, 2024 4:38 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Blood Sucking Mites living on our skin
- Replies: 10
- Views: 541
Re: Blood Sucking Mites living on our skin
Have you seen/asked a doctor?
- Sat Apr 20, 2024 12:14 am
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: Chien Lee
- Replies: 1
- Views: 309
Re: Chien Lee
Really gorgeous images! Thanks for sharing.
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 6:55 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: RIP Chuck Kondor
- Replies: 7
- Views: 788
Re: RIP Chuck Kondor
This is sad news, but thank you for sharing your stories. Although I never met Chuck in person, I had some wonderful conversations on the phone with him and some insect “dealings” as well. He also purchased a freeze dryer(not a cheap piece of equipment) from me which I was no longer using, just to g...
- Tue Feb 27, 2024 11:32 pm
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Agapema homogena
- Replies: 6
- Views: 886
Re: Agapema homogena
Beautiful! I never knew that we have that species here in AZ!
- Sat Feb 17, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Lepidoptera
- Topic: Question about pinning spread Lepidoptera
- Replies: 11
- Views: 917
Re: Question about pinning spread Lepidoptera
Are you certain they don’t have existing pin holes? Have you checked with a magnifying glass or microscope? It seems unlikely they would have been spread originally without a pin through the thorax. Could be that someone removed the pins in order to store them in the manner which you received them.
- Fri Feb 09, 2024 4:23 pm
- Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
- Topic: Please ID this large orthoptera
- Replies: 2
- Views: 746
Re: Please ID this large orthoptera
Appears to be a Saga species - maybe Saga natoliae. They are quite large and “wingless”.
- Sat Jan 20, 2024 8:14 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: USA Insect Drawers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20506
Re: USA Insect Drawers
What is the main advantage of plastazote, over something such as foamcore? Do pins not leave visible holes in plastazote, if removed? It also grips the pin quite well, despite the fact that the pin is very easy to insert. Just a wonderful material in every way, including appearance - it has no refl...
- Thu Jan 18, 2024 5:56 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: USA Insect Drawers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20506
Re: USA Insect Drawers
I think they only sell the "finer & whiter": https://pinitentomology.com/products/insect-drawer-authentic-plastazote-foam-insert Yes that does appear to be it! I didn’t see that photo when I checked their website a while back. Perhaps it was added since then. Thanks for the reply!
- Wed Jan 17, 2024 6:41 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: USA Insect Drawers
- Replies: 15
- Views: 20506
Re: USA Insect Drawers
I ordered some plastazote from them. They were very nice and the order was delivered promptly. I plan to become a regular customer. Are they selling the higher quality “finer” and “whiter” version, or the coarser one? I can’t remember if Bioquip referred to both of them as plastazote, but they had ...
- Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:13 am
- Forum: The Porch Light
- Topic: Thai Sunray Canna
- Replies: 14
- Views: 20882
Re: Thai Sunray Canna
Lantana is everywhere here in the Phoenix area - it can definitely take the most brutal heat and sun, with only moderate watering!
The new Canna is stunning!
The new Canna is stunning!
- Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:21 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Unidentified Insect
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2098
Re: Unidentified Insect
Dear Panancanthus Wow what a beautiful Insect, the phymatheus grasshopper, Nature in the Insectworld is showing amazing forms and colours. It is near to what I saw, but the orange was different and the pattern had a triangle form with a frame of green around. Can it be that the milkweed grasshopper...
- Sun Dec 17, 2023 9:11 pm
- Forum: Insect identification
- Topic: Unidentified Insect
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2098
Re: Unidentified Insect
Possibly a species of Phymateus grasshopper. Did you see orange only when it was in flight? With a Phymateus grasshopper, you would see no orange on the wings until it was either flying, or lifting its wings in preparation to fly. It is also possible it may lift its wings if threatened. Regardless, ...
- Fri Dec 15, 2023 6:48 pm
- Forum: The Porch Light
- Topic: The plus side of winter
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4183
Re: The plus side of winter
One of my least favorites here in Arizona is the giant crab spider. They “teleport” on any surface. Similar to a huntsman I suspect. I’ve had a couple of them run across my hand while doing yard work. Takes a couple years off my life every time!
- Thu Nov 30, 2023 6:41 pm
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: Yearly donation to the forum - Premium Members 2024
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15477
Re: Yearly donation to the forum - Premium Members 2024
Donation sent. Thank you wollastoni, for all your efforts in making InsectNet possible.
- Fri Nov 17, 2023 4:22 pm
- Forum: Insect Trading Reports
- Topic: Insectrum UK
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3062
Re: Insectrum UK
I purchased only one specimen from him on eBay once, and the specimen was far smaller than the description. The description also stated that the images showed the actual specimen for sale, which was absolutely not the case. In the end, after quite a few excuses from him, he offered to give a refund ...
- Wed Nov 01, 2023 4:21 pm
- Forum: Open Topics
- Topic: What do Hesperidologists dream of?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5523
Re: What do Hesperidologists dream of?
“Coleopterists I'm pretty sure all dream about great big things with big horns or pincers, no matter what their micro-focus is.” I’ve only dreamt of highly “exaggerated” specimens of brightly colored beetles such as Buprestids and Chrysinas. Not extra large - just extra fantastical shapes and colors...
- Mon Oct 30, 2023 4:15 pm
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Faunis
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3443
Re: Faunis
Indeed very nice specimens, and species I’ve not seen before. Beautiful delicate smoky grey coloration.
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 11:44 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10529
Re: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
Thank you for the excellent reply Chuck.
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 4:16 pm
- Forum: Legal issues
- Topic: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
- Replies: 38
- Views: 10529
Re: NY Man charged with smuggling birdwings
Well, that's unfortunate. I bought from Dr. Limmer , the specimens he listed on ebay were common Ornithoptera as other sellers listed the same species, I know he had other, more expensive species he didn't list on ebay. He was, or is a little gruffy, but I had no problems dealing with him. I take n...
- Tue Aug 15, 2023 9:13 am
- Forum: Show Your Favorite Specimen
- Topic: Neocarnegia basirei
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3544
Neocarnegia basirei
Since moths seem to be popular at the moment, I'll add this pair of Neocarnegia basirei!