I have never had insects before. I have a 5 gallon fishtank (all my fish have died now), larger horizontally than vertically, and I would like to know if I can...
Hi Sarah, There's not much around indoors at the mo. All we get are the occasional Many-plume Moth: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P41103.HTM If it's these,...
Hi Sarah, Sounds like the good old Brown House-moth then: http://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P175578.HTM Feeds on organic detritus: wool, hair, (clothes,...
I'm doing a REALLY BIG SCIENCE FAIR PROJECT! (The prize is a trip to Newfoundland) and what's always confused me is those creepy bug eyes. One day I read in a...
Hi Sarah, Brown House Moth is often colloquially called Clothes Moth. They'll damage natural fibres but probably not synthetics. The proper "Common Clothes...
Hi Sarah, Are you saying yours are different? Brown House Moth is just the proper name for what people call Clothes Moth. If yours are smaller, they may be the...
What a great science project! I like your theory, but check out this page that explains how bugs actually view the world! Good luck on your project! ...
... That's an interesting link but I think (IMHO) it misses the point. Our vertebrate eyes have a single lens which has to be focussed on the subject of...
... Hi Sarah, Don't forget the quoted sizes are wing-spans (usually calculated as: thorax-width plus twice the wing-length). The body length will be just over...
yea I agree an insect eye is much more complicated than comparing lets say a mammal like a bat and trying to see how they can manage and upside down life. It's...
Hi all, I teach at a Saturday School in West London (Westbourne Park) and we are doing a Bugs Week for the students which will include a visit to the Science...
My son found a caterpillar with his grandmother. We have had it for about 2 weeks now. It's a little over an inch long, dark brown on top, light green...
Hi Kahlid, The number and types of digital cameras available is increasing all the time making it much harder to choose. I suppose it mainly depends on how...
Hi there. I use a Canon Powershot G3. I have found it takes pictures relatively well in auto and with the macro setting. It has all the manual functions,...
If you are prepared to learn a bit about the basics of photography you will find the Nikon Coolpix 4500 hard to beat. The manual settings allow you to focus...
I use a Nikon coolpix 4300... I know nothing about photography...and I've barely figured out the camera yet, these were taken without any lenses or anything...
In message <btsc5a+b1ae@eGroups.com>, londonkal <londonkal@...> writes ... The Nikon 990/995/4500 series; all now withdrawn, but still available on ...
Apologies for cross posting. I would like to draw your attention to the forthcoming Royal Entomological Society meeting on "Protected Areas and Insect" which...
Hi Khalid I've found Canon digital cameras to be very good, first using my parents A20 with close up filters (lenses you can screw onto a holder to allow you...
For what it's worth, when looking for digital cameras: What really drives megapixel choice in cameras is if you intend to produce hard-copy photo output, and...
Hi everyone! I saw an interesting tiny little bug, it's about 3mm in length, fluro yellow color on it's head, back, wings and all 6 legs; light green abdomen;...
Hi all, With printers - it doesn't have to be the same make of paper as the printer but it does have to be compatable - look it up on the web, look in...
Dear Craig Macadam, I am an entomologist from Bombay, is it possible for me to get the
proceedings of the meetings, especially the section by Paul Kirkland...
Thanks Reg/Lynette/Jason/Adria/Andy/John/Tom for the advice. Nikons and Canons seem to be your favourites. I had at a look at some of the pictures and its...
Hi there, I am a freelance photographer based in South London and currently working on a still life project for which I would require a small selection of dead...
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