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    87 Million Year Old mantis. ID please.

    Saw this today and figured you all might like it. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/1352832 Enjoy.
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    BugFest UK

    Im sure you've all heard of this http://www.thebts.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?p=23100 But i was going to ask if anyone wanted to meet up before or afterward or whatever? Sorry if there has been a thread like this already, I've been away for quite some time!
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    Sybilla Pretiosa

    Got some Sybilla ooths (first one hatched unexpectedly and i cant support them at the moment). £15 for small ones £25 for bigger ones Friends and experience get preference, as so far the numbers are limited.
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    Not gone yet!

    Hi all Its been a while. Got a new job (professional programmer) and moved house, no where big enough for mantids (other than what i already have... yet, will sort that out over christmas though. Still working on the Mantis project its just taking a while due to all the life changes. Moved in...
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    Sheldon Johnson BSc

    In 6 hours and 30 minutes (just about) I'll be leaving my final exam of university. It's been a interesting final year, I've made new friends and sadly lost several to tragic accidents. I've done things that I never thought i would do and have started to become the person whoI've always wanted...
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    Sybilla pretiosa

    After a shakey 6 months with my bigs due to the move to uni, i finnaly got some results today, hatching what i hope to be the first of many; Sybilla pretiosa! Anyway, I've been having a bad year with my bugs so far, so i just had to share my good news and i hope you all enjoyed it. Sheldon Johnson
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    Questionnaire for Uni - help appreceted

    Hey all. Ive gotta do a questionnaire for uni, if you like me and want to help me, please feel free to fill in the form. If you hate me, please also feel free to get your own back by filling this in and sending it to all your friends and family to fill in as well so i have more work to do...
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    Leg Re-Growth

    Hey all! Its been a while, but uni life moves very fast! Anyway, i had a sybilla moult to adult this morning who only had 3 legs. She lost her leg during her last moult but has taken the same amount of time to moult as all her peers, but has grown back 90% of her legs full length back (didnt...
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    Mantis Hiatus

    As some of you may have notied i havnt been posting much at the moment and the "project" i was planning to release has fallen way of track. This next year i will be standing on my own 2 feet for the first time (which may not sound like much, but limited cash and M.E. means that this will be a...
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    List of common names

    I would like to ask a favour of you all... and here it is! Please list every single common name you can think of for every single speceis. For example, whalbergii --> #9 mantis, spiney flower etc. All will become clear soon, i promise.
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    Dead Wing

    My female orchid has a wing that doesnt appear to be getting any blood. It basically dried out and in texture is very similar to dried leaves. I ended up cutting it off, buti was jsut wondering if anyone else has encountered this or knows what causes it?
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    Few Photos

    These are some pictures i took yesterday: Enjoy! If you want to use these pictures, please ask first.
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    Really Really Small FF's

    Does anyone have the smallest flightless fruitflies (i dont know the latin name) for sale, or know of a place that has them in stock? Thanks Sheldon Johnson
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    Damian Zielinski - leviatan

    I have just traded some ootheca with Damian and would like to comment on his level of professionalism. Simply put, when dealing with Damian, he was very pleasant, very trusting and very reliable. His ootheca look healthy and were packed extremely well (i have never seen such care taken with...
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    Drosophila melanogaster

    Need some Drosophila melanogaster ASAP, anyone have any cultures for sale or know where i can get some? if so please contact me
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    University Project

    Hi All This year as part of my course, I have to make an extensive website, with dynamic databses and various other features. Well guess what the subject is? Anyway, the lecturer sugested that I should send out questionnaires to the relevant audience to get some feedback on the subject. So...
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    uh oh! I've done it again - setup 3.0

    Well i bought another 18 mantids and they'll be arriving tomorrow, once again though, I've screwed up the number of tanks i have free and am in a little bit of a conundrum! Ahh well! Anyway i bought another 4 tanks and my setup is looking a little crazy now.
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    My Setup 2.0

    I bought more of the wilco tanks, they're now so stacked up i cant take a photo directly infornt of them - it cant get it all in! So here is my side on shot of my setup.
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    annoying moult

    well im doing my rounds today and i open one of the 1/2 pt polystyrene cups to find a rather large grandis female moulting into sub adulthood. Problem is she doesnt have enough space and is going to mismoult! So without thinking i grabbed the old skin legs and hold her by them until shes almost...
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    My Setup

    This is a picture of some of my setup, should be adding 2 more of the rectangular tanks today after I've been into town. Just wanted to share...
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