Search found 274 matches
- Tue Apr 25, 2023 4:50 am
- Forum: Announcements & News
- Topic: Latest LED/UV Bug Light
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4329
Re: Latest LED/UV Bug Light
Hello Black Lighters, I recently received (from Ebay.ca) 2 of these very nice, little, foot long 10W 365 nm LED blacklights from China... https://www.ebay.ca/itm/265730831488?var=565516220018 They are much cheaper ($14.85 USD/$20.10 CAD ea.) & are available in both 365 & 395 nm (nanometers)....
- Sat Apr 22, 2023 5:22 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Arthur Evans - New Beetle Book
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2170
Arthur Evans - New Beetle Book
Hello Beetle Lovers, I recently received my new 2023 copy of Arthur V. Evans latest beetle book,"The Lives of Beetles - A Natural History of Coleoptera"; hardcover, 288 pgs., 7.75" x 10" x 1". Evans is a well known beetle expert & many will be familiar with his previous ...
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 6:26 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3210
Re: Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
There was no longer a listing on ebay.ca when I checked in at around 11:15 pm (my central time) yesterday. Seller must have more than one 2 vol. set available & simply relisted it... still a good deal (with shipping) compared to initial publication/shipping price that I paid.
John K.
John K.
- Sun Apr 16, 2023 5:20 am
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3210
Re: Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
When first published, I paid $960.00 CAD (includes shipping) for my 2 volumes.... Now, checking on xe.com - 1 dollar USD = .75 CAD... & 1 dollar USD = .67 AUD! :o :( joachim - say what??... translated to English online "Hello, there is still one available & the price is okay. You can al...
- Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:20 pm
- Forum: Books, Publications and Media Reviews
- Topic: Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3210
Outstanding Birdwing Butterflies 2 Vol.
I just came across this on Ebay (Canada)... this may be of interest to some: https://www.ebay.ca/itm/204271572409 I bought my 2 volumes at full price when they were first published... this price (with shipping) - $602.10 AU = $544.07 CAD is a real deal (approx. $408.00 USD). I paid almost double thi...
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 11:04 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Unusual Diurnal Moth Behavior?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2377
Unusual Diurnal Moth Behavior?
I have never observed this kind of mud puddling, by hummingbird moth spp., up here in cooler, temperate, central Sask., Canada. Is this a common sight in warmer climates where temperatures can really soar? Amazing how many of them dive briefly right into the water... just to cool off? I see only one...
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 9:55 pm
- Forum: Hymenoptera
- Topic: Nice Video Introduction to The Hymenoptera
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1976
Re: Nice Video Introduction to The Hymenoptera
Hello again,
Here is a much more extensive & fascinating video of Hornet Boy's impressive hymenopteran nest collection:
John K.
Here is a much more extensive & fascinating video of Hornet Boy's impressive hymenopteran nest collection:
John K.
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 6:29 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Biggest Beetle
- Replies: 53
- Views: 21083
Re: Biggest Beetle
Hi 58chevy, "Maybe the guy who described the 9" Titanus was not exaggerating"... this comes from the Rev. J. G. Wood in his all encompassing book "Insects Abroad". This is a really interesting old book with many beautiful B. & W. engravings. I have a nice 1892 copy. In h...
- Mon Mar 27, 2023 8:39 pm
- Forum: Hymenoptera
- Topic: Nice Video Introduction to The Hymenoptera
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1976
Nice Video Introduction to The Hymenoptera
Found this interesting short YouTube (~15 min.) video made by an amateur collector from Thailand who shows & explains to us some of his very nicely mounted, worldwide, Hymenoptera collection. It is quite educational. His solution to retaining the yellow color in wasp abdomens is quite simple... ...
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 9:08 pm
- Forum: Odonata
- Topic: Beautiful Worldwide Odonata
- Replies: 11
- Views: 39639
Re: Beautiful Worldwide Odonata
Beautiful Damselflies Calendar Artwork of Christopher Marley of "Exquisite Creatures" fame...
John K.
John K.
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:36 am
- Forum: Hymenoptera
- Topic: Vespa crabro
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3228
Re: Vespa crabro
Thanks so much daveuk & Trehopr1 for your compassion. :) Hopefully I'll be back to near normal by year's end & ready... for next year! I really enjoy finding interesting videos & unusual/rare "bug" photos to share with the like minded crowd here on the Insectnet site. I have to...
- Sun Mar 26, 2023 4:18 am
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: Incredible Lifelong Insect Collection
- Replies: 9
- Views: 6034
Incredible Lifelong Insect Collection
Have you got half an hour to spare? Check out this fabulous video. It is in German (I think?!... someone please correct me if I'm wrong..), but the language of "bugs" is universal. Does anyone know this collector & can tell us more. Is he still with us? What is the current status of hi...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 11:08 pm
- Forum: Hymenoptera
- Topic: Vespa crabro
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3228
Re: Vespa crabro
Hi Trehopr1, I will try sometime, but not now, as I am still recovering from my left hip joint replacement & am still in considerable pain as I am still awaiting word on when I can get my other right hip done as well! Right now I am still hobbling around with the aid of two walking canes & c...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:47 pm
- Forum: Diptera
- Topic: Amazing little Phantom Crane Fly
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2499
Amazing little Phantom Crane Fly
Many years ago while out collecting dragonflies on a favorite stretch of backroad, (the same road where I also collected those ab. Mourning Cloaks shown in one of the Lepidoptera threads)... I came across a beautiful & unique looking (in flight) spectacle I had never seen before (or have since!)...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:19 pm
- Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
- Topic: Fulgoridae
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2639
Re: Fulgoridae
Worst Invasive Species in 150 years... the Spotted Lantern Fly... a new (but beautiful!) invasive sp. spreading in the eastern U.S. that may cause billions in damages/losses to agriculture/native trees...
John K.
John K.
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:56 pm
- Forum: Hymenoptera
- Topic: Vespa crabro
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3228
Re: Vespa crabro
Just a curious thought... I wonder :?: if momentarily soaking them in acetone (to dispatch them) & then quickly mounting/spreading them (on a wood strip), before they begin to dry out & stiffen, & then resubmerging them in the acetone for a couple of days - weighted down) would help pres...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:26 pm
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Lucanus cervus
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2063
Re: Lucanus cervus
Hi daveuk, Indeed, very nice historic specimens still in great shape at 87 years old! Well done looking after/preserving them :o Here is another excerpt from the "The Guinness Book of Animal Facts & Feats" (pg.171) regarding the biggest stag beetle specimens from the U.K.. " The l...
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 2:07 am
- Forum: Other Insect Orders & Other Invertebrates
- Topic: Colorful Rare Orthopterans
- Replies: 45
- Views: 10206
Re: Colorful Rare Orthopterans
Bug Eyed Katydid vs. Candy Cane Katydid... another interesting video showing the deadly predatory habits of 2 spp. of carnivorous katydids viciously attacking one another.... who wins?
John K.
John K.
- Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:39 am
- Forum: Coleoptera
- Topic: Strange Trilobite Beetles
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2440
Strange Trilobite Beetles
One of the strangest beetles on Earth are the larviform females of the Genus Platerodrilus as described below from Wikipedia. Platerodrilus is a genus of beetles of the family Lycidae. They commonly appear in the literature under the name Duliticola, which is an obsolete junior synonym.[1] The femal...
- Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:53 pm
- Forum: Insect Photography & Video
- Topic: HUGE, WEIRD & TERRIFYING INVERTEBRATES of the AMAZON
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2082
HUGE, WEIRD & TERRIFYING INVERTEBRATES of the AMAZON
Here is an interesting video by a pretty knowledgeable guy (Clint) who introduces us to a number of fascinating insects (& a few other inverts...) of the Peruvian Amazon... great closeups! Even our good old Spiny Devil Cricket friend :shock: ... Panacanthus... makes an appearance! He calls every...