Natural Science Forum / Biology / Entomology / January 2006

Anyone-
 What is the number of butterfly specie in North America?
 Mike
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There was this TV-show about spiders, claiming remarable 'intelligence'
[planning & deception] from these minute spiders.
And we're aware of the debate about brain-size re. IQ.
I've got good close-up sight, to the extent of easily seeing the

i am a photographer in the process of making a book about collectors
and collections. i have travelled all over the country photographing
collections ranging from books to toys to antique picture postcards. i
wondered if you or anyone you know with a collection would like to be

Found a few of these on my carpet in Northern England over last few weeks.
Range from 3mm to about 6mm.
Anyone help out?
Worried it could be a form of wood eating beetle.

Jon Crowley just sent me this link.  The photos of the lep are very nice.
 Mike
 http://www.sandmountain-nv.org/sand_mountain_blue.htm
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After years of making my own plaster bottom killing jars, I am having a hard
time finding any food products sold in glass these days! I need a big
quantity of two size jars, one about 3 x 5 and one about 4 x 7. Does anyone
know of a good inexpensive supply house? Obviously, they do ...

washingtonpost.com  > Nation  > Wires
Conservationists Sue to Protect Butterfly
By SCOTT SONNER
The Associated Press

Got the complete series on DVD today. Anyone else seen this yet?
Mr. Rotten seems to be genuinely enthusiastic about insects, spiders,
scorpions, leeches, etc. (or at least the bugs present whilst he's
arsing about in and around Phoenix and pre-hurricane New Orleans) and

Good evening i'm Italian bioogist, i'm a butterflies studious. I'm
looking for others entomologists around Europe that can give me (free
or pay) hospitality and bring me to butterflies  trips. I can
change-offer free Hospitality in Italy (rimini) too.