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Hey, just thought I'd share this.... I've been working on an online graphic novel called Cockroach Pentecost. I finally finished the first chapter. It's about a world in which a cockroach has achieved enlightenment and become a god... It's based on my fascination with entomology. It's not 100% accurate (I'm not an entomologist - I just love me some ( Read more... )

dragon flies eat mosquitoes right? and with the bat population getting a big dent, is it a good idea to find a way to make sure a brood of dragonflies make it to adult hood more than normal? or is it a bad and impossible idea?

A photog who knows I work with dead critters and make jewelry alerted me to a goldmine of dead scarabs and other insects. There were so many dead in one area that there was a death stink in the air ( Read more... )

I am in Northren NJ where my mom works there is a stream. she told me "about these clams" we went into it and I have these empty shells.

is this a good species? endangered? the shell is sort of 3 inches
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I seem to remember someone posting pics of nudibranchs on this community a few months ago. Today I saw my first one ever in real life! Does anyone know what this little guy is?


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my north american millipede does have a chunk of cuttlebone in her tank, and i do offer her rep-cal pellets, which she seems to enjoy (when she comes out to eat that is ( Read more... )

My male madagascar hissing roach, Jager, is acting strange. He is lethargic, sitting exposed to the light, when I pet him his rear end moves a little but otherwise he's not moving.  I thought he was dead for a moment when I got home cos he didn't move when I touched his antenna (I touch it to say hello and let him know I'm there)... how would I ( Read more... )

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