You should look up insectivorous mamals on the internet. I'm pretty sure that ferrets and other rodents would a good job eating them. Also reptiles like gekos,...
Hi Reg Its a species of Drone Fly - Eristalis, probably Eristalis tenax though the front legs are not too clear. Regards Matt (PS - you need to amend the...
Hi Graeme, Sorry for the delay in replying - I think changes to the notes on existing files can only be made by the moderator or the person who uploaded the...
frank, thanks for your advices, they are much appreciated. have a great holiday season, david nyc ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? All...
Hi all, I have to confess at not being an entymologist, although I am quite proficient in 'google'! I've noticed in recent years that more and more unusual...
Hi This is a species of Ichneumon wasp. Further than that is pretty difficult, even if you do have a specimen, but this looks similar to one of the Ophion...
Thanks Matt, This looks just like the one I found: http://bugguide.net/node/view/2991/bgpage I shall edit the photo description to reflect this. Alan ... From:...
Hi Folks Forgive the blatant post. Are there any Naturalists Amateur of otherwise or Natural History Societies based in and around Yorkshire or N of England...
I think a good examle is that of a preying mantis. The arms are long, broad and flat with spines for scraping leaves. They scrape the leaves for smaller insect...
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Size: Adult female is relatively longer in carapace length than male. (due to difference in age, the relative difference have no basis of comparision except in...
Sorry for late answer, The shape of the queue is different between males and females, short and thick in females and slender in males. Bye, JM Dr. Jean-Michel...
Hi all, No simple answer judging by the replies received so far. One site which demonstrates this is at:- http://web.singnet.com.sg/~caijw/sex/sex.htm Reg...
Dear friends, Does someone know a specialist of Keroplatidae ? Sincerely, Jean-Michel. Dr. Jean-Michel MAES MUSEO ENTOMOLOGICO AP 527 LEON NICARAGUA tel...
some wood shavings with leaf litter and maybe some moss and a stick or two to climb on would be fine. tiaventers <tiaventers@...> wrote: Can you advise...
when I kept my stick insects, I tried a couple of things. First I tried top soil then potting soil. With both of them there were mold, fungi and horrible...
Thank you for your advice. Kristen <KDVINE@...> wrote:when I kept my stick insects, I tried a couple of things. First I tried top soil then potting soil....
Thank you for your advice. michelle montgomery <mpaulimonte@...> wrote: some wood shavings with leaf litter and maybe some moss and a stick or two to...
Hi all, a friend photographed this large Orthopteran in Bulgaria last June:- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bugclub/files/Identity3/Or1.jpg Does anyone have any...
Studies of when various British insects become active. http://www.naturedetectives.org.uk/ Also when 7-spot ladybirds come out of hibernation, start mating &c:...
Hello I have been keeping african mantids for a while now and wanted to start breeding them as i have to replace them every six months or so when they die. The...
Hello Paul, Perhaps they are not experienced enough to tell which sex they are.... However, probably the simplest answer is to buy an egg batch (ootheca) or 10...
Hi Have a look on this insect livestock board for a UK supplier - there appear to be one or two selling mantids or ootheca: My only reccomendation would be...
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