Just got back from 27th annual Bug Fair at Natural History Museum

[Paradoxica]

I wasn't planning to go but on a whim I went today. There was some cool stuff.

My GF found a finger puppet!

 

[brancsikia339]

any live stuff? Mantids at all? Really cool!

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Ha! The first pic she looks like "Okay I'll do it, whatever just make it quick!"

Awesome leaf collection.

 

[Paradoxica]

$100 dollar pinned beetle, anyone?

Bad pic of a Cave spider. This is what my nightmares are made of!

A cross section of a wasp best.

There was actually more live and dead mantids than I expected.

There were a good amount of exotic mantids being sold (somehow?) But the only ooths were native species. But they were in abundance!

 

[Paradoxica]

any live stuff? Mantids at all? Really cool!

Yeah, although so many were mislabeled. Wahlbergiis were sold as African Flower mantis, several deadleaf species were sold w/I differentiating them. All really expensive too.

 

[Paradoxica]

Ha! The first pic she looks like "Okay I'll do it, whatever just make it quick!"

Awesome leaf collection.

Haha, I see you are familiar with that look also

 

[brancsikia339]

I hate when they mislable them. if i went i probably wouldve picked up a cave spider!

 

[sally]

Looks like a great time

 

[angelofdeathzz]

Haha, I see you are familiar with that look also

Don't you know it brotha.They love us for stuff like that.

 

[Paradoxica]

I hate when they mislable them. if i went i probably wouldve picked up a cave spider!

Not me, I'm not too into spiders. But now that I know Cave Spiders exist I will never enter a cave again

 

[Paradoxica]

Oh yeah, I forgot the mandatory Natural History Museum photo...

 

[jrh3]

cool pics

 

[Coneja]

Fun pictures! I really like the tons of ooths for sale, just sitting out in the open... wonder how many are fertile.

I wish we had something like this where I live! The wasp nest cross section looks pretty cool and that polar bear is impressive.

 

[Paradoxica]

Thanks everybody, it was super fun.

 

[hibiscusmile]

Cave spiders! sounds awful, I no go in caves either! they will probably know I squish spiders and are after me!

 

[agent A]

those r vinegaroons :lol:

that is so cool though

 

[brancsikia339]

those r vinegaroons :lol:

that is so cool though

No they're amblypygids, whipscorpions, cave spiders. Those are Damon diadema, tanzanian giant tailless whip scorpions

(Though technically they're not spiders or scorpions. Nearly all common names cannot apply to amblypygids)

 

[ScienceGirl]

Very cool! If I went, I'd probably be scooping up ooths by the handful and letting them run through my fingers. Ooths and ooths and ooths!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :taz: :clap:

 

[DinehCaveman]

I went as well, took girlfriend and son. Son won a tarantula for a buck, just seconds after his mom decided she wanted one after holding one for the first time. 1st pic the family with mantis character 2nd son holding emperor scorpion under black light.