All this talk of old style makes me want an Old Style beer! Which we don't have here, I went and picked up some Stag instead. Speaking of beer, my usual is v3/heron with GVC and something strong. GVC and Stag isn't so tasty.
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So with all the talk about bugs I was working in the front yard and I saw this cool moth
Ths Sphinx/Hawk moths are a favorite, and they are very easy to rear. Most any species in the Sphingidae family makes a good school or home nature project for children to learn about the metamorphosis of lepidoptera from egg to adult.
Over about four and a half decades I reared many dozens of different species of Sphingidae from around the world... with species from all of the America's, Australasia, Asia, Africa and Europe. Unfortunately the one on the top of my list to rear I never got to do despite several trips trying to find it through the 80's to mid 90's. Tinostoma smaragditis has only been found on the island of Kauai, until the 1990's at three destinct places with 3 more added in the 90's. Very little is known about it's life history, and since it's larval food plant is still unknown chance sightings the first 100 years and then attractions to bait/light traps of adults later is all there has ever been. So even getting a male and female at the same time to try for a hand paring to get eggs has never happened. Despite many organized projects by serious Lepidopterists' since the early 1900's, only about 2 dozen specimens of it have been recorded since it was first discovered almost 120 years ago. It was 60 something years between the first and second specimen collected. So it disappears for decades, has been considered extinct a few times, then suddenly one to a few appear again before disappearing again. Last time was in the late 90's and it has not been seen again since. Serious modern lepidipterists' capture, record and release obviously highly endangered species BTW.
What is very interesting to me it that they have had to be present there at least all of the years between 1895 and 1998. Most likely in extremely small numbers as that is either all their habitat (larval food plants) can support or their predators have the upper hand. If from habitat loss it has not been directly at the hands of man for a change but rather nature itself in hurricane damage and the resulting invasive plant species taking over. Hurricane Iwa in 1982 and Iniki in 1992 devastated Kauai and put it into a tailspin of species endangerment of extinction that still continues there. Anyway, to me this species is a perfect example of the tenacity of wildlife to survive no matter what the environment or mankind throws at them.
What I've used for yellow jacket nests...
If I need that setup, I may have bigger problems than I thought.
I'm sending off one of my old gennys to be refinished by vape n shine. Unfortunately my Orion 2.1 can't be PnB'd because it's a hybrid. I'm considering having one of my spare 650 lux tubes bead blasted at the same time. Has anybody seen the one that picklweasel had done a while back? I'm curious as to how it's patina looks now and as it developed.
so...ummm...could one of you enthusiast or professionals clear something up for me. I watched this movie years ago called "Bugsy". And in this movie, there's a scene where Warren Beatty (Bugsy) flips out because someone calls him "Bugsy". Kind of a humorous scene actually. He then goes on a rant to make a distinction between the word "bug" and "insect". Now, just for my own clarification purposes, is the word "insect" synonymous with the word "bug" in nomenclature? They apparently they have different definitions, but the terms are used interchangeably in laymen terminology. Are any of you enthusiast, hobbyist, professionals, etc. able to provide some light on this for clarification purposes?
I believe the description insect is general for most 6 or 8 legged creatures with an exoskeleton. ( Spiders, beetles, etc.) Bugs on the other hand is sort of slang for the 6 legged insects winged or not. Insect is the "class" used in classifying the animal kingdom.
in·sect (
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)n.1.a. Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.Insects include the flies, crickets, mosquitoes, beetles, butterflies, and bees.
b. Any of various similar arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks. See Regional Note at lightning bug.
2. An insignificant or contemptible person.
[Latin
nsectum, from neuter past participle of
nsec
re, to cut up (translation of Greek entomon, segmented, cut up, insect) : in-, in; see in-2 + sec
re, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
in·sect (
b. Any of various similar arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks. See Regional Note at lightning bug.
2. An insignificant or contemptible person.
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I believe the description insect is general for most 6 or 8 legged creatures with an exoskeleton. ( Spiders, beetles, etc.) Bugs on the other hand is sort of slang for the 6 legged insects winged or not. Insect is the "class" used in classifying the animal kingdom.
in·sect (nskt)n.1.a. Any of numerous usually small arthropod animals of the class Insecta, having an adult stage characterized by three pairs of legs and a body segmented into head, thorax, and abdomen and usually having two pairs of wings.Insects include the flies, crickets, mosquitoes, beetles, butterflies, and bees.
b. Any of various similar arthropod animals, such as spiders, centipedes, or ticks. See Regional Note at lightning bug.
2. An insignificant or contemptible person.
[Latinnsectum, from neuter past participle ofnsecre, to cut up (translation of Greek entomon, segmented, cut up, insect) : in-, in; see in-2 + secre, to cut; see sek- in Indo-European roots.]
LMAO!!! I'm not going to quote that one part, but it sounds correct
Thanks for the clarification.
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Operation exterminate wasps complete. I'll confirm the results tomorrow.
Did you use napalm? "If i say it's safe to surf this beach, it's safe to surf this beach!" lol
I like that part too........ I never knew that I worked with, went to school with so many "insects"
It was either napalm or some good high dosage sprays. I chose sprays ...this time.
Herro all
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Get em Brobro, show em who's yard it is
Very cool Bill. Funny your comparison. We have a herd of Hummingbird moths in our front Garden. They are so neat to watch. Even more fun when the cats are out thereWe have had this little guy visiting us this summer Righ outside our family room window:Clear Wing Moth.
Looks like hummingbird in a way.
.Get em Brobro, show em who's yard it is
Hey, did anyone see the review Todd did of a mod called the Fakirs FX16? It's a hybrid and the atty is a part for part copy of the Spheroid.
If you don't like it, there is a horde of GVC lovers who will be happy to buy it from you, don't worry. But, there's no accounting for taste, not to mention taste changing. I loved Boba's when I first started vaping, years ago last Novermber. A month later couldn't stand it.
I've never tried Deadly Sin, but it's on my buy list. GVC is very different than Mother's Milk, but a great juice if you like the nonfruity custards.
But, there's no accounting for taste, not to mention taste changing. I loved Boba's when I first started vaping, years ago last Novermber. A month later couldn't stand it. I've never tried Deadly Sin, but it's on my buy list. GVC is very different than Mother's Milk, but a great juice if you like the nonfruity custards.
OMG, I ordered a 100 ml of GVC yesterday... talk about a budget buster for juice... over 80 bucks US shipped... I've never tried it but everyone in here glows about it... I sure hope it doesn't go like the Boba's... I couldn't stand that juice...
Cheers
Glad you're up and about. I stepped on one once also while mowing. I've had more fun. Not being one to kill with pleasure, there was some satisfaction in using one of those long range aerosol cans of wasp sprays.
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