GP Series by VapourArt - Official Thread for GP Spheroid, GP PAPS, X, GP Piccolo, GP SnP and more - Part 3

[anavidfan]

I just saw a video on Youtube. It was footage of the largest caterpillar,( 8" ) the Hickory Horned Devil. Just beautiful, I want one

 

[Spydro]

A friend of mine who worked in the University of G### told me an inside story. A team of French scientists made a research of how the mosquitocidal devices of a certain brand really worked. The results were astounding: the mosquitos's cells were forced to age at so accelerated rhythms that the human cells of people in the same room with the device, showed to respond as well. Of course, a very generous donation to the university by the famous brand, silenced the whole research.

Take a look here. There are diverse opinions about their necessity in the ecosystems and the size of the collateral damage, if mosquitos become extinct species by a sudden human intervention. Their biomass is huge in some areas of the planet and connected with the food chain of many fishes, insects, birds, etc, and that alone denotes importance.
The current dogma tends to be:

"If there was a benefit to having them around, we would have found a way to exploit them. We haven't wanted anything from mosquitoes except for them to go away."

Actually, we know nothing about how life intertwines a thriving balance, thru the myriads of life forms. But, we know enough about what happens, when we decide on our own, what is the definition of usefulness ...

Well my friend, I think you know how I feel about the explotation of wildlife for profit, the destruction of habitat and the extinction of ANY SPECIES on earth at the hands of mankind. I'll leave it at that because a public discussion about them usually doesn't fair any better than it does about politics or religion (two topics that I most certainly refuse to discuss with anyone, public or private).

 

[Spydro]

I just saw a video on Youtube. It was footage of the largest caterpillar,( 8" ) the Hickory Horned Devil. Just beautiful, I want one

I have reared Citheronia regalis, C. splendens and C. sepulcralis a few times; C. azteca once because the Saturniidae of the world were one of my specialties.

Couldn't find my video's I had saved on the laptop, they must not have been transferred to my new 'puter. Found this one though...

 

[perseas]

Well my friend, I think you know how I feel about the explotation of wildlife for profit, the destruction of habitat and the extinction of ANY SPECIES on earth at the hands of mankind. I'll leave it at that because a public discussion about them usually doesn't fair any better than it does about politics or religion (two topics that I most certainly refuse to discuss with anyone, public or private).

I agree with you my friend, it is like the Taoistic logic: the ones who talk about the world, know nothing, and the knowledgable ones, refuse discussing the self evident. The crazy ones are in-between

 

[anavidfan]

Thank you , Spydro Im so happy when I find other insect lovers..... Sorry everyone else that finds them scary or un-interesting...... If I had it to do over again..... I would have been an entomologist.

 

[Idaholandho]

1/2 of it. Never finished.

After I finish my plate of mango, I will check flights. Even knowing there is a 1/2 mowed lawn out there bothers my acronym. Not to even mention it's muh buddy's ball fro lawn.

Well my friend, I think you know how I feel about the explotation of wildlife for profit, the destruction of habitat and the extinction of ANY SPECIES on earth at the hands of mankind. I'll leave it at that because a public discussion about them usually doesn't fair any better than it does about politics or religion (two topics that I most certainly refuse to discuss with anyone, public or private).

Quoted for truth buddy.


Hope all is well. Time for deep breaths of fresh air and a good stretch for all. Chin's up

 

[Cucco]

Babies! Wow, quite a load she is carrying. So cool!

 

[Jerry J]

since we were talking butterflies, I'm sure Mr. Spydro knows about this. I went to college in San Luis Obispo, Ca and live in Morro Bay. The house that I rented was in the path of the Monarch migration. It was simply amazing to see that many butterflies hanging out on the tree in front of my house.

 

[Cucco]

since we were talking butterflies, I'm sure Mr. Spydro knows about this. I went to college in San Luis Obispo, Ca and live in Morro Bay. The house that I rented was in the path of the Monarch migration. It was simply amazing to see that many butterflies hanging out on the tree in front of my house.

Very cool! When I was a kid, I found a great fascination for Monarch Butterflies, and Praying Mantis. My schoolyard had many of both. When the other kids would be playing on the swings and stuff, I was down by the woods edge. Just a looking....

 

[Spydro]

I agree with you my friend, it is like the Taoistic logic: the ones who talk about the world, know nothing, and the knowledgable ones, refuse discussing the self evident. The crazy ones are in-between

 

[Spydro]

Thank you , Spydro Im so happy when I find other insect lovers..... Sorry everyone else that finds them scary or un-interesting...... If I had it to do over again..... I would have been an entomologist.

I love everything in nature... but certain orders of Insecta did take up a lot of my time in the field most of my life. Bugs are seldom the evil things the uneducated think they are anymore than snakes, bats or other oppressed creatures are.

since we were talking butterflies, I'm sure Mr. Spydro knows about this. I went to college in San Luis Obispo, Ca and live in Morro Bay. The house that I rented was in the path of the Monarch migration. It was simply amazing to see that many butterflies hanging out on the tree in front of my house.

Back in the days when I lived on the central California coast (in Carmel) there were over 30 sites that Monarch's (Danaus plexippus plexippus) used from Monterey Bay to Baja. They are the last broods of NA Monarch's west of the Rocky Mountains that migrate there to over-winter. One of the businesses I owned then was in Pacfic Grove, very close to one of those sites. When I needed a break from the office I often walked to the site for some down time. I was also a Parade Marshall for the many parades there, and that included the annual Butterfly Parade to celebrate the returning Monarch's that typically settled into the Monarch Grove from October to February.

 

[Spydro]

 

[perseas]

Clusters of butterflies, pine trees and daisies! Condensed beauty!

 

[anavidfan]

Wish I could make that my screen saver....... Thanks again for such beauty

 

[cliffy15]

Feel better Yankeebrah!

All insects/arachnids in my domain of sanctuary get the boot.The heel. I'm girlishly afraid of the large ones though... and large would be anything over an inch.Especially if it flies. We have huge flying cockroaches here. Not fun at all.

I do make exceptions for things that eat bugs though. I like lizards and I make exceptions for small house spiders. We have some decently large, hairy cane spiders here. They are ridiculously fast AND THEY JUMP!

there's a special place in my heart for mantids, however, abd I would never kill one on purpose...

 

[cliffy15]

As far as the CC goes... I pretty much have relegated it to my dripper since I like the resistance to dry hits and added throat hit in my dual coil setups that are VG heavy (I prefer 50/50 taste-wise it seems).

The beloved Herons still run KGD so I don't have to pick loose my wick and the wick changes are fast anyway...

 

[Jerry J]

Clusters of butterflies, pine trees and daisies! Condensed beauty!

To me, Carmel, Monterey and the whole peninsula is a very magical place. I spent a lot of free time driving up to that area when I was a starving student in San Luis Obispo. If I were a wealthy man this area would be my home.

Although, even though I have never been there, I think that Greece would be just as magical. Since I was a young boy I've been completely fascinated with the history of the Greeks. I had always dream of seeing the Parthenon and the Acropolis. I envy you so much and am certain that there are plenty of butterflies, pine trees and daisies as well as the beautiful people of Greece.

 

[Jerry J]

I would like to note that I have finally chased down my first Spheroid!!! Whoohoo! I'm really excited about this. So now I will be able to talk, with confidence, about such things as fluff, coil builds and wicking material as related to the Spheroid.

 

[Idaholandho]

I would like to note that I have finally chased down my first Spheroid!!! Whoohoo! I'm really excited about this. So now I will be able to talk, with confidence, about such things as fluff, coil builds and wicking material material as related to the Spheroid.

Fantastic my friend. I get incredible pleasure from them. I've been using two of them all day up until an hour ago. They just fit me. Indestructible and packed with flavor. Whether a lung hitter or not they couldn't be more perfect.
Perseas has always said, less is more. Don't tell him that I ignored this rule when buying them. More is more in this case .
Congrats Jerry.

 

[dmska]

Feel better Yankeebrah!

All insects/arachnids in my domain of sanctuary get the boot.The heel. I'm girlishly afraid of the large ones though... and large would be anything over an inch.Especially if it flies. We have huge flying cockroaches here. Not fun at all.

I do make exceptions for things that eat bugs though. I like lizards and I make exceptions for small house spiders. We have some decently large, hairy cane spiders here. They are ridiculously fast AND THEY JUMP!

there's a special place in my heart for mantids, however, abd I would never kill one on purpose...

We have those "flying cockroaches" as well. Palmetto bugs we call them. Nasty things they are, I wish the lizards and frogs would eat them, but they don't.