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Topic: Most Favorite Insect
Posted: March 02 2011 at 09:52

I recognize here a friend of animals!

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Posted: March 02 2011 at 09:25

oliverstoned wrote:

Sean Trane wrote:

the first five in this list are all my faves... tough choice between those

I once saved a Monarch butterfly stuck in a cobweb in my backyard shed... It was almost dead, totally exhausted from trying to free itself... so when i manged to pry it ou, I set it on the garden table and let it in the sun... it didn't move....

Then I cut a lilac flower (it was in May) and set it right next to the butterfly... it could smell the flowers, but it was too weak to move, so I took a pencil and unrolled its trunk into a flower... all it had to do was sip and drink... it did so...

I then moved its trunk to another flower and again it drank the nectar... it started moving its wings and moved its trunk itself to another flower and after doing so for another two flowers before flapping its wings and trying to fly... when it managed to take off, it stayed and fluttered by me for around one hour in the garden, even landing on my shoulder twice.... I guess it was thanking me for saving iots life

Definitely a heart-warming experience

even though three days later it was probably dead - butterflies don't live long, it's the last and shortest stage of the catterpillar and chrydalis bug

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Ever tried to feed a lovebug??? give it a tine herb-poached salmon "crumb"... it'll suck the juices out of it like crazy

...while you were shedding a tear on that butterfly, the spider to whom you stole the meal was dying of hunger in atrocious suffering...

naaaahhhhh!!!!.... I smashed its frigging head on the wall ans stomped on its belly a few times!!

Actually, I'm pretty certain that fat arachnoid had plenty of reserves under its mattress

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Posted: March 02 2011 at 09:07

Sean Trane wrote:

the first five in this list are all my faves... tough choice between those

Definitely a heart-warming experience

even though three days later it was probably dead - butterflies don't live long, it's the last and shortest stage of the catterpillar and chrydalis bug

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Ever tried to feed a lovebug??? give it a tine herb-poached salmon "crumb"... it'll suck the juices out of it like crazy

...while you were shedding a tear on that butterfly, the spider to whom you stole the meal was dying of hunger in atrocious suffering...

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Posted: March 01 2011 at 12:03

Butterflies Heart

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Posted: March 01 2011 at 08:53

I do love Dragonfly and dung beetle (fantastic colors)

Besides that, have a look here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthpicturegalleries/8313082/Macro-photographs-of-bugs-eyes-Thomas-Shahan-goes-eyeball-to-eyeball-with-insects.html

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Posted: March 01 2011 at 08:49

You guys better start liking insects...

apparently due to the problem of cattle-raising pollution (environement issues) and cost issues, it could come down to human getting their protein ingestion by having to eat bugs or bugs-derived foods >>> raising insects seems much more cost efficient and much more evironement-friendly

Indeed a cows sheeps, and others animals drinks way too much potentially drinkable waters and farts wayayayayay too much ozone-killing gasses

Apparently one of the areas where jobs and fortunes are to be plentyful for a while is the development of bug-foods

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Posted: February 26 2011 at 14:39

Assorted insect photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9823302@N02/

4 stick insect nymphs have hatched from eggs I collected in the last couple of days (the one in the photos was over a year ago and is sadly no longer with us, but her progeny live on),

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Posted: February 26 2011 at 13:30

All of them are my favorites, but I think dragonflies are the obvious choice. There is nothing more insane than a bunch of dragonflies dive-bombing other insects, grabbing them in midair, and making a hearty meal out of them.

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Posted: February 26 2011 at 13:14

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That's a stag beetle if I'm not mistaken.

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: February 26 2011 at 11:49

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Nah, this was just a three week summer course obligatory to all ecology and environmental biology students here. I'll probably try to get a short job in Hanski's research this year if I don't have anything else at the time. It doesn't pay much, but at least it would give some experience even if it's just going around fields looking for Melitae cinxia

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Posted: February 26 2011 at 11:43

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Posted: February 26 2011 at 05:55

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Posted: February 26 2011 at 05:51

ants are amazing! How everything work and is structured is impressive! it's one of the most fascinating insect in my opinion.

and also I like Jimmy le pourri, my pink tarentula!

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Posted: February 23 2011 at 06:07

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/images/beneficial-37A-%20GCMGA4241_love_bug.jpg

I never encountered these as a kid. We had a different variety around the office where I used to work. Much prettier. Pink and blue coloring. But yeah when you saw them they were often mating.

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Posted: February 23 2011 at 05:44

Sean Trane wrote:

the first five in this list are all my faves... tough choice between those

Definitely a heart-warming experience

even though three days later it was probably dead - butterflies don't live long, it's the last and shortest stage of the catterpillar and chrydalis bug

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Ever tried to feed a lovebug??? give it a tine herb-poached salmon "crumb"... it'll suck the juices out of it like crazy

It varies considerably from species to species - monarch butterflies can live for up to 12 months in their adult state, but most northern hemisphere butterflies are around for 4 - 8 weeks in the adult stage. There are also some which hibernate as adults; if you see a small tortoiseshell in early spring it's most likely to be from the previous year.

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Posted: February 23 2011 at 04:36

the first five in this list are all my faves... tough choice between those

Definitely a heart-warming experience

even though three days later it was probably dead - butterflies don't live long, it's the last and shortest stage of the catterpillar and chrydalis bug

-----------------------

Ever tried to feed a lovebug??? give it a tine herb-poached salmon "crumb"... it'll suck the juices out of it like crazy

let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
rather than un-sheath our sword

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Posted: February 23 2011 at 01:25

Nah, this was just a three week summer course obligatory to all ecology and environmental biology students here. I'll probably try to get a short job in Hanski's research this year if I don't have anything else at the time. It doesn't pay much, but at least it would give some experience even if it's just going around fields looking for Melitae cinxia

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Posted: February 22 2011 at 13:49

Rasvamakkara wrote:

I guess I'm a butterfly man. I got interested in butterflies during the three weeks last summer we spent doing a little practice study on one population's (or the metapopulation's in that area) movements and abundance. Nothing like getting study credits for running through sunny meadows catching butterflies. I'm actually thinking about starting a little butterfly collection this year.

Åland? Ilkka Hanski?

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Posted: February 22 2011 at 13:40

I guess I'm a butterfly man. I got interested in butterflies during the three weeks last summer we spent doing a little practice study on one population's (or the metapopulation's in that area) movements and abundance. Nothing like getting study credits for running through sunny meadows catching butterflies. I'm actually thinking about starting a little butterfly collection this year.

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Posted: February 22 2011 at 13:33

...and I very much recommend "Life in the Undergrowth". Great introduction to the world of insects and invertebrates in general.

Edited by LinusW - February 22 2011 at 13:33

Poll Question: Which is your favorite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Butterflies	6	[17.65%]
Dragonflies	6	[17.65%]
Bees	4	[11.76%]
Ladybugs	1	[2.94%]
Fireflies	3	[8.82%]
Crickets	0	[0.00%]
Praying Mantises	5	[14.71%]
Beetles	1	[2.94%]
Moths	0	[0.00%]
Ants	2	[5.88%]
Grasshoppers	0	[0.00%]
Stick Bugs	3	[8.82%]
Caterpillars	1	[2.94%]
Other (specify)	2	[5.88%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted