Recent content by Inkie14

I'm considering experimenting with hairspray and clear nail polish on my pinned insect collection. I'm thinking that the hairspray might help preserve color and protect against dermestid beetles and other pests, and a very thin layer of the clear nail polish might be good to use on shiny beetles...

Roach community, you've always proven to be a great group of fun-loving, wicked smart, totally weird, totally awesome people. I've made a lot of great friends in this big league of bug-lovers. And now, I and another community member are asking for your help. I was diagnosed with a terrible...

I have hundreds and hundreds of Armadillidium vulgare isopods. The colony is made up of individuals caught from over 50 different locations in California, meaning that it's probably the most genetically diverse population you'll find out there. Mite-free, healthy colony. I'm willing to trade...

Where can I buy Mantis Flies? (Mantispidae) Does anyone have a few where they live and would be willing to sell or trade some?

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I was always "the weird kid in school." I think that most of the people here can relate to this. How many of you were always the odd kid on the block? How many of you are still the weird adult on the block? Got any funny stories of weird/unusual/silly things you did in school or at work...

Does anyone raise/sell Globular springtails of any species? They are so cute and wanna get my hands on some!

Home-made aspirator for collecting and studying very small arthropods such as thrips, springtails, ants, and mites. Two vinyl tubes stuck in the top of a deli cup, with the longest tube (the one you suck air through) covered with a thin layer of cotton to keep you from swallowing what you catch...

At exactly 6:31 PM, I and my friend Laura's lives were changed forever. For that was the fateful hour when Milchap Bizarsky Morgado entered our lives. May he grow strong and achieve his little wormy dreams. LOL. Milchap is an immature Figeater Beetle (Cotinis mutabilis). To the left is his...

I recently had 5 Phidippus audax molt into adulthood, all were male. I noticed that a few were large (about .21g-.16g), while a few were very small, smaller than any male Bold Jumper I've ever owned! (about .08g) Could this be due to genetics? They are kept in the same exact environment, and all...

Where can I go to see a list of rules for the forum?

Hi everyone. As some of you know, I have been battling late-stage Lyme disease for years and the last few months I've had to come home from college, and spend all of my time being very sick, stuck in my house. When I was at school, I had an exciting senior project in the works (it involved...

Whenever I try and pin mantises, the same thing always happens. They turn black and rot, and I have to throw them away. I have not experienced this with any other insects. Here is a picture of a Stagmomantis limbata for reference- it was light brown when I pinned it, and now it has completely...

I have a big 30 gallon rubber bin out in the garage full of Giant Lobster Roaches. They cannot be moved to another room, and it's getting colder in the garage every night. I think it drops to about 55-60 degrees Fahrenheit. I want to heat the bin somehow, but I think putting a heat pad or...

I got this girl from somebody in a trade a few weeks ago and he said she was an adult. It's my first Tarantula so I can't tell by her size if she's an adult or not. Could someone with more experience tell me if it looks like she's an adult? Thank you! Image...