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Hey, just thought I'd share this.... I've been working on an online graphic novel called Cockroach Pentecost. I finally finished the first chapter. It's about a world in which a cockroach has achieved enlightenment and become a god... It's based on my fascination with entomology. It's not 100% accurate (I'm not an entomologist - I just love me some arthropods), but it is decently buggy.
dragon flies eat mosquitoes right? and with the bat population getting a big dent, is it a good idea to find a way to make sure a brood of dragonflies make it to adult hood more than normal? or is it a bad and impossible idea?
A photog who knows I work with dead critters and make jewelry alerted me to a goldmine of dead scarabs and other insects. There were so many dead in one area that there was a death stink in the air.
Every one I collected died naturally by being attracted to the heat and night light (naturally occurring, reflection of the moon) and water source and then getting stuck in the mud. So today I am cleaning them of mud by gently swirling each one around in a bit of water and laying them out on paper towels.
My question is- how do you preserve insects for mounting or jewelry use? The ones I've found in my yard I've just lightly touched with this museum-grade sealer. I've also heard of people who just paint on some clear nail polish on the part that will face the viewers (usually the backs but some of these have gorgeous bellies too!). Some of them have ugly death poses that I've like to fix- do I just break the legs at the joints and reglue them in a more natural pose?
Just wondering if there's any tips and tricks from the pros who know bugs best. Any help is greatly appreciated!
I seem to remember someone posting pics of nudibranchs on this community a few months ago. Today I saw my first one ever in real life! Does anyone know what this little guy is?
my north american millipede does have a chunk of cuttlebone in her tank, and i do offer her rep-cal pellets, which she seems to enjoy (when she comes out to eat that is) i am curious, i had heard somewhere about giving egg shells to snails, that it helps them with their own shell. could egg shells be good for a 'pede?
also- i always wonder when she will next resurface. i continually offer food items, but she only comes out and eats (from what i can tell) for a few days with sometimes weeks in between. is this normal? i do start to worry, but then there she is again. how long is too long?
My male madagascar hissing roach, Jager, is acting strange. He is lethargic, sitting exposed to the light, when I pet him his rear end moves a little but otherwise he's not moving. I thought he was dead for a moment when I got home cos he didn't move when I touched his antenna (I touch it to say hello and let him know I'm there)... how would I know if he was molting or dying? His friend Booga died a few months ago and they are around the same age. :( I moved him across the tank to a dark spot on a moist sponge.
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