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Have you caught any new ones yet? I found a nice gray-ish female Parabacillus. Probably P. hesperus as I have not found P. coloradus in my yard. Oddly, this is the first I have found in spring. I normally find them on the side of my house in early Sept. Have you tried to feed them rose by chance?

Very nice shots! I have to agree with Ismart and go with Tetramorium caespitum , the Pavement ant. They produce huge colonies which are very agressive towards one another. Sidewalk wars are very common with this species on the Northeastern quarter of the US. Fortunately, no fire ants, native or...

To be honest, I don't know. Every kid I went to school with was expected to complete all 3 languages. The belief is that most of the population will find work in other countries in the oil industry. So the language requirement is a way to help them when they leave home. But, how do you measure a...

I wish I could help Phil. But I went to school in Europe and none of my kids has reached 9th grade yet. I can tell you about some of the "competition" though. In Norway, a child takes English from 3rd grade all the way through 12th grade. NO exceptions! All kids must choose between 2 yrs of...

I just got an order of nymphs today. Frey shipped 8 nymphs on Monday and 5 arrived in great shape today, Friday. Not too bad, 5 days from Poland! Not sure why the 3 died, maybe attempted to molt in shipping? No visible injuries. I am quite happy with my second purchase of nymphs from Frey...

That name keeps popping up. I have not seen it listed in any key and can not find any ref. to it. I also assumed it to be just a synonym. But it keeps reappearing so maybe it is valide? Hence why I hope to get a ref. Be nice to have another native to hunt down!! I did look at the photos Deby...

Do you have a reference for Litaneutria obscura? Where is it found?

You should be able to find quite a few species around Tucson. I have found these around the University: Stagmomantis limbata S. californica Iris oratoria Litaneutra minor Yersiniops sp (either Y. sophronicum or Y. solitarium) Pseudovates arizonae has been found in several spots in the foot...

How about ants? Here is web shop in Germany that can help you get started: http://antstore.net/shop/index.php/cat/c54_Ameisen-Kolonien-Ameisen-Kolonien.html Here is a good book to read up on your native species: http://www.amazon.co.uk/British-Isles-Shire-natural-history/dp/0852638965 Here...

Have you though of millipedes? There are several dealers for exotic millipedes in the UK. Also several suppliers are in Germany. Have you looked into going to the "bug fairs"? There are some in England.

Mantidlord, I was, (and am still!), horrible in Math. It's just a necessary evil you have to get through. As I had no desire to go to grad school, I took a year of calc for bio majors. I don't think I could survive the calc for engineers that you will probably need to take. My inability with...

Hey Rick, I feel for you! I ended up taking first semester general physics, (non-calc based), 3 times. I dropped it the first time, failed the second time, and the third attempt ended in a "B+". I did not put in the effort needed until the third attempt. I earned another "B+" on my first...

Have you tried looking at Bioquip? Do a search for scopes at: www.bioquip.com I use a Magiscope. It comes with 40X magnification that can be increased to 100X with the optional eye and objective pieces. It doesn't have camera capability, but also does not require bulbs, mirrors, or wires. Very...

Thanks Phil! I'd be happy to take that early edition. But no rush! I am still trying to wade through "Superorganism" by Bert Holldobler and E. O. Wilson. Though 20 years older, "The Ants" by the same authors is proving to still be the best ant book around.

Anyone got land snails available?

Any chance you have a recent edition of a P-chem or Bio-chem text you want to get rid of? I'd like to skim over both at some point! Yeah, that's right... I am THAT boring!

Hey Mantidlord, If you intend to get a B.S. in Biology, maybe you could consider adding a minor in Ento. That would allow you to take some of the cool bug classes as well as the more general biology classes. If you can get a minor in entomology, I recommend you consider taking insect...

Useful classes? I don't think you can take everything you need in a single degree program. Here are some to look forward to: 1 yr general chemistry 1 year organic chemistry (bear of a class!) 1 year calculus 1 semester of statistics 1 year general physics 1 year general biology These are...

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: Now your just being mean!

Your always welcome this side of the border! My bug room is always open to you. Still looking for S. californica or did you get some already?