I am waiting for package from over seas and...

[Colorcham427]

Lets just say if it got stuck at customs? Made it through, and hasn't arrived to my house yet... Is it possible it could be just chillen at my local post office????

 

[massaman]

most likely customs would probably have destroyed the package or it got sent back to the sender or something to that extent

 

[Colorcham427]

most likely customs would probably have destroyed the package or it got sent back to the sender or something to that extent

thanks. just out of curiosity, do people destroy mantids because they could potentially be carrying parasites or what??? i thought just stick bugs were illegal to ship to usa?

non-native species my ######! only a short number of species of mantids can have ooths survive our winters here in NJ.

 

[kitkat39]

If it got stuck at customs then you're probably not going to see it anymore. They do randomly check and open packages from time to time.. maybe you just had bad luck this time around?

 

[kitkat39]

non-native species my ######! only a short number of species of mantids can have ooths survive our winters here in NJ.

Some laws are stupid. Over here in California, you'd get busted with a heavier charge for just having a ninja star in your pocket than you would if you took out a gun and started firing it at people.

 

[Mex_Ghost]

how many days of delay??

I recived (in Mexico very different from USA) a package like a week after expected.

Hope it is just a delay

Arturo

 

[Colorcham427]

It has been 8 days so hopefully it will be here soon!

 

[Colorcham427]

It has been 8 days, so hopefully it will be here within the next day or two!

u made me laugh my ###### off about that ninja start thing my dude. hahahahaha i pictured a dude getting chased by cops with a ninja star in his hand while some dudes were robbing a bank at gun point hahaha. cops paid no attention to the bank job. lol ooooh my mind!

 

[massaman]

well i did make a purchase from someone a while back in the u.k over some mantis nymphs and after a while he told me he had found out customs destroyed the mantids and these were thistles that I had ordered from the u.k so dont matter what species or what customs will do what they want to do and not alot you can do to get compensation for the loss of insects do to the actions done with customs!

 

[kitkat39]

It has been 8 days, so hopefully it will be here within the next day or two!

u made me laugh my ###### off about that ninja start thing my dude. hahahahaha i pictured a dude getting chased by cops with a ninja star in his hand while some dudes were robbing a bank at gun point hahaha. cops paid no attention to the bank job. lol ooooh my mind!

hahaha.. yeah bro. Some laws are just lame man! I think California probably has some of the lamest of the lame.

 

[lancaster1313]

hahaha.. yeah bro. Some laws are just lame man! I think California probably has some of the lamest of the lame.

That is lame. I was in the Carolinas and when I was 11 we went to some fair/show, I don't remember what the event was for. I actually took money out from my pocket and purchased a couple of stars and a bootknife, with a cop standing right there, smiling. :lol:

 

[kitkat39]

That is lame. I was in the Carolinas and when I was 11 we went to some fair/show, I don't remember what the event was for. I actually took money out from my pocket and purchased a couple of stars and a bootknife, with a cop standing right there, smiling. :lol:

Yeah.. one state over into Nevada and basically everything is perfectly legal.

 

[massaman]

some laws may be lame but there is a reason for every law either made by man or not but laws are in place for many reasons!

 

[MantidLord]

Yeah.. one state over into Nevada and basically everything is perfectly legal.

Please, I'd rather be in California. Nevada is needs some more laws.

 

[kitkat39]

Please, I'd rather be in California. Nevada is needs some more laws.

Yeah I'd rather be here too.. but when I need anything I'll pay you guys a visit in Nevada.. hahaha =)

 

[Peter Clausen]

Lets just say if it got stuck at customs? Made it through, and hasn't arrived to my house yet... Is it possible it could be just chillen at my local post office????

Them's some tough sentences to read there.

If I understand you correctly, you're suspecting that customs is holding your package. If this is the case, you can expect to receive a note in the mail from them about the destruction of the contents of the package and in about 2-4 weeks two agents from two different states will show up at your door and read you the riot act. Or, you may be fined thousands of dollars and spend some time in jail if they want to do to you what they did to this guy:

http://insects.about.com/b/2009/06/29/smuggled-beetles-sent-to-the-smithsonian.htm

(the report of potential damage, of course, is ridiculous as is typical of the media.)

I'll probably delete my post in a day or two, but think it's important to raise awareness every once in a while.

Peter

 

[Colorcham427]

how do u go about gettin a permit to bring in insects?

or in your position, you are or were? once allowed to keep stick bugs. how did u pull that off peter?

 

[Colorcham427]

how do u go about gettin a permit to bring in insects?

or in your position, you are or were? once allowed to keep stick bugs. how did u pull that off peter?

Apparently, specifically Insect Zoos, Museums and Labs (In Universities) can get a permit, and a person like me who is simply a hobbyist cannot! lol... Let me know if that is not true.

 

[Schloaty]

More legal stupidity

Since we're talking about stupid laws, here is something for your enjoyment.

I especially like:

"It is illegal for a woman to be on the street wearing “body hugging clothing”."

immediately followed by:

"Women may go topless in public, providing it is not being used as a business."

In NY. LOL!