As some of you may know, my family was in the process of moving, trying to find a new place, and so I've had to put a halt on both buying and selling bugs lately. Well, my move got postponed, (to when exactly, has yet to be determined), so I'm able to start selling bugs again! 🙂 (Haven't gotten the "all clear" to start taking in any new invertebrates yet though, as things are still a little uncertain).
So, the For Sale page is back up now, (with an updated TOS section), and I've got some cool stuff up for sale, including a few rare species I only have a few groups of, so get 'em while you can! 😉
Well that's all I've got to say for today, nothing particularly exciting has gone on in my collection as of late. Will see you all next time!
If you were instantly able to buy new inverts tomorrow and I was able to ship them quickly, would you change your mind about not being interested in my "small" Coniontis?
ReplyDelete(disclaimer: I am not able to ship them quickly, as I haven't found a single new living specimen)
Probably not, since most of the Coniontis spp look the same, I don't really have the desire to add any new species to my collection, unless they were rather unusual looking, (heavily sculpted or pitted elytra for example). Thanks for the offer though, I appreciate it! :)
DeleteAlright then.
DeleteWhy not make a few new videos when nothing is happening (if you have time/effort)? I would be interested in seeing how various roaches/darklings behave in their cages over periods longer than a few minutes.
You mean like a time lapse sort of thing? My cheap digital cameras wouldn't last very long before running out of battery, for some reason filming videos on them takes up WAY more battery juice than just taking photos. I guess I could try one day and just see how it goes...
DeleteNo, not a timelapse, around 10-20 min to better show the habits and "personality" of species. Some insects tend to just eat, sleep, and walk around, but my Coniontis explores and climbs around very vigorously and would be a great subject.
DeleteWell 20 minutes would be stretching it, but I think my camera could handle at least 10 minutes. :) Maybe I'll make something next week, got any particular species in mind?
DeleteNot really, though some shots of the uncommonly kept darklings like Coniontis would be great.
DeleteOoh, Ooh, I do- Gyna lurida at night! :p
DeletePst, I found another wandering footspinner. This time it seemed to be an adult female, and it was found in a slightly different location in yard.
Delete@AlexW: I might do a Coniontis video, would probably just be a video of a tub of dirt lol! My Coniontis sp. "CA" enclosure has an Eleodes hispilabris female in it though, so that could be interesting to watch. :p
DeleteAwesome, looks like there's definitely a good population of them in your yard! Now you just gotta find out where they are hiding...
@All About Insects: I think Gyna caffrorum would be more entertaining, I have way more adults in there than in my G.lurida enclosure, and caffrorum are batsh*t crazy at night! XD
Coniontises are more interesting if you know when they are awake, I see mine exploring every night.
DeleteYeah, I can try taking a video of them at around dusk or at night and see if they are active or not.
DeleteLong Alobates, Coelus, snd elaterid videos are also welcome. Maybe try to capture larvae in their cages too
DeleteMaybe in between your collection updates you could also do posts about speculations, experimentation, habitats, ecology, etc.
DeleteJust thought of a good one
Deletehighly secretive roaches exploring at night
Peter uses red flashlights so they are not alarmed, but dim light of any kind tends to go undetected by many insects
Oops, sorry, haven't been checking the comments!
DeleteI'll see what I can do with my mediocre cameras, will try and get some videos next week! Only problem is, I can only take videos of non climbing invertebrates from above without the lid on, hyper climbers like Gyna or Panchlora will have to be video taped through the cage walls, which will make it hard to see them really, since I don't want to risk any escapees.
Good idea, maybe I will try branching out a little bit in my content, we'll see.
I wish I had a good, bright red flashlight for viewing invertebrates, I'll have to look into getting one, as well as a better regular flashlight too.
National Moth Week said that putting red filter paper over a flashlight would turn it into a functional red flashlight moths cannot see.
DeleteI don't have much happening either, but I will work on the "carrion beetle hygiene project" (see comments on my "I do some thinking" post).
Hmm, that's a good idea actually, I may have to try that! :)
DeleteWill check out those comments, hard to keep carrion beetles hygienic though lol! (At least not if you plan on breeding them).