ren
Aurelian
Natural History Fan
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Post by ren on Jul 30, 2019 15:55:42 GMT
Hello folks!
I interested in different types of natural history- skulls and fossils, mainly, but I got interested recently in the lovely and varied forms of insects. I also love old scientific art and artifacts, and am working at combining insect specimens with antique maps.
I am very grateful with the advice I have already received here from other members.
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lou
New Aurelian
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Post by lou on Aug 18, 2019 22:24:08 GMT
Hello everyone! I’m new to the forum as I am to insect pinning! My name is Lou, 32 and a veterinary nurse. I have always been fascinated by the natural world and have a degree in zoology. I also have a keen interest in photography and art so I will also be attempting some macro photography with specimens when I can. I have only just started collecting and pinning specimens and I am loving it so far but obviously have a lot to learn! Looking forward to discussing techniques and using them to develop my skills My friends and family don’t quite “get” my new hobby so will be nice to chat with like minded individuals! Happy bugging, Lou 🦋🐛🐝🐜🐞🕷
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miquel
New Aurelian
I will go to Borneo, it´s important for me contact with some one sell or collect butterflies there
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Post by miquel on Aug 24, 2019 15:36:05 GMT
You are a new member here, please tell us more about you and your passion.
It is a little tradition of this forum. Usted es un miembro nuevo aquí, cuéntenos más sobre usted y su pasión. Es una pequeña tradición de este foro.
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Post by Adam Cotton on Aug 24, 2019 16:51:34 GMT
miguel, Thank you for the traslation! Adam.
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anna
New Aurelian
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Post by anna on Sept 12, 2019 1:38:08 GMT
Hi, I am Anna Robertson from Gladstone,Central Queensland, Australia. My interests are Morpho butterflies, and at the beautifully young age of 72, am starting to obtain a small collection, I was lucky in just getting hold of a fine set of Patrick Blandin's monograph second hand. Thought it best to have a good reference. Looking forward to being here.
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karan
Junior Aurelian
Posts: 60
Country: Spain
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Post by karan on Sept 13, 2019 0:35:27 GMT
Hi, I am Anna Robertson from Gladstone,Central Queensland, Australia. My interests are Morpho butterflies, and at the beautifully young age of 72, am starting to obtain a small collection, I was lucky in just getting hold of a fine set of Patrick Blandin's monograph second hand. Thought it best to have a good reference. Looking forward to being here. Hello Anna, welcome.
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molly
New Aurelian
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Post by molly on Sept 30, 2019 21:23:07 GMT
I learned to love bugs in biology class and gardening. I always find obscure bugs in the garden such as golden ants, spider wasps, hummingbird moths, blue bees, walking sticks and beetles. I am intrigued by this forum. May someone please tell me how to upload photos to a thread. Thanks
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Post by Adam Cotton on Sept 30, 2019 22:05:10 GMT
molly, Welcome to the forum. Please see collector-secret.proboards.com/thread/11/attach-picture for information about adding photos to your posts. Basically you need to host the photos online (we recommend imgur.com, it's free and easy to use once you learn how) and then include the links in your posts and the photos will appear in them. Adam.
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Post by manuelfer001 on Oct 23, 2019 15:01:35 GMT
Hello People, i`m Manuelfer001. I`m a young man passionate by the Insects. My passion is so big that i feel that my life is not enough to study and admire them all.
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Deleted
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2019 18:01:26 GMT
Hello.I,m proud to be a new member. I am a taxonomist and collector. My interest is invertebrates. I began with Tipulidae(Crane-flies) a not too often studied group of Dipterans. I write primers for high schoolers in field ecology (even some for younger folk or much older).I love my subject;so I also collect topical stamps of plants and nature themes of other nations.I'd mostly like to share or exchange stamps.Anyone interested?
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Post by erikbrush on Nov 9, 2019 14:17:22 GMT
Greetings members,
I'm a bit of an oddball here I'd say, meaning my motives for joining might seem a bit unusual. But maybe not. Here goes.
I'm a marine biologist, conservationist, and wildlife artist. I also have a very extensive background in herpetology.
While entomology has never been a prime focus, it is something I am moderately well versed in as I like all animals and one can hardly overlook the largest and most diverse biological group of animals on the planet. We are at almost 8 billion humans and yet we weigh less in combined total than the weight of the planet's ant population.
But my interest in joining is not for collection, or entomogolical discussions (though I do enjoy the subject) rather I am doing an art project and need to obtain an odonata specimen. Just one dragonfly. Preferably one with clear wings.
Most of the insect collection sites I have visited have minimum orders of $35 - $50 or more.
I just need a single specimen.
So what am I doing with it and why the request for clear wings?
I'm creating a fairly new form of mixed media artwork. I'm a photorealistic artist who works primarily doing woodburned art/pyrography. At the risk of seeming arrogant I will share that I am quite skilled in this art form with around 30 years experience.
I am doing a new type of art that I call 2D to 3D art. (2-3D art). Essentially, I am starting an image woodburned on a flat surface, then using, resin, clay, and/or wood I am creating around half way through a 3D sculpture that blends back into the flat monochromatic 2D image.
In essence bringing the art to life off the canvas, or in my case off the wood. I infuse paint so that the image looses just the brown tones that woodburned art produces and appears to become a living 3D animal.
For my next project I am doing a panther chameleon sculpt coming to life off the wood. I have two tree branches that spring up into 3D.
I will have the chameleon shooting his tongue out at a dragonfly perched on a second branch. As many collectors know odonata specimens are notorious for loosing pigmentation after they die.
This isn't an issue for me as I will be hand painting the specimen to resemble a Madagascar species which is where these chameleons are indigenous.
I can make a life like realistic chameleon sculpt. But a preserved dragonfly is better than a simulated sculpt. Hence my request.
I appreciate any help I can get. I am happy to pay for any species of clear winged dragonfly. I can dye the wings with translucent inks, and I am able to restore eyes and body pigments so a bland specimen is no problem at all. As long as it has spread wings and a non sunken abdomen any preserved specimen would do.
Thank you for wading through this novel like introduction.
Cheers! Erik
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Post by wollastoni on Nov 10, 2019 8:03:32 GMT
Greetings members, I'm a bit of an oddball here I'd say, meaning my motives for joining might seem a bit unusual. But maybe not. Here goes. I'm a marine biologist, conservationist, and wildlife artist. I also have a very extensive background in herpetology. While entomology has never been a prime focus, it is something I am moderately well versed in as I like all animals and one can hardly overlook the largest and most diverse biological group of animals on the planet. We are at almost 8 billion humans and yet we weigh less in combined total than the weight of the planet's ant population. But my interest in joining is not for collection, or entomogolical discussions (though I do enjoy the subject) rather I am doing an art project and need to obtain an odonata specimen. Just one dragonfly. Preferably one with clear wings. Most of the insect collection sites I have visited have minimum orders of $35 - $50 or more. I just need a single specimen. So what am I doing with it and why the request for clear wings? I'm creating a fairly new form of mixed media artwork. I'm a photorealistic artist who works primarily doing woodburned art/pyrography. At the risk of seeming arrogant I will share that I am quite skilled in this art form with around 30 years experience. I am doing a new type of art that I call 2D to 3D art. (2-3D art). Essentially, I am starting an image woodburned on a flat surface, then using, resin, clay, and/or wood I am creating around half way through a 3D sculpture that blends back into the flat monochromatic 2D image. In essence bringing the art to life off the canvas, or in my case off the wood. I infuse paint so that the image looses just the brown tones that woodburned art produces and appears to become a living 3D animal. For my next project I am doing a panther chameleon sculpt coming to life off the wood. I have two tree branches that spring up into 3D. I will have the chameleon shooting his tongue out at a dragonfly perched on a second branch. As many collectors know odonata specimens are notorious for loosing pigmentation after they die. This isn't an issue for me as I will be hand painting the specimen to resemble a Madagascar species which is where these chameleons are indigenous. I can make a life like realistic chameleon sculpt. But a preserved dragonfly is better than a simulated sculpt. Hence my request. I appreciate any help I can get. I am happy to pay for any species of clear winged dragonfly. I can dye the wings with translucent inks, and I am able to restore eyes and body pigments so a bland specimen is no problem at all. As long as it has spread wings and a non sunken abdomen any preserved specimen would do. Thank you for wading through this novel like introduction. Cheers! Erik Welcome here Erik. If you are looking for buying only one specimen, you should look at ebay. Plenty of dragonflies for sale on this page: www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=odonata&_trksid=p2380057.m4084.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xo.TRS0Hope it helps Olivier
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Post by erikbrush on Nov 21, 2019 3:49:15 GMT
Thank you Oliver! I will have a look!
Cheers! - Erik
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Post by erikbrush on Nov 24, 2019 18:41:31 GMT
I was able to procure a very nice yellow barred flutterer from Ebay. Thanks again. I will be painting it soon.
I'm very grateful for the help with my odd request. Cheers!
Erik
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Post by entoman26 on Dec 23, 2019 14:04:33 GMT
You are a new member here, please tell us more about you and your passion. It is a little tradition of this forum. Hello All, I'm an entomologist from Southern NJ, USA specializing in mosquito ecology/biology and am the superintendent of a county mosquito control agency. I'm not so much into collecting anymore, but still am interested in what's going on in the collecting world. I've got a lot of hobbies, but one is birding. I'm thinking about a trip to Guyana to both see, maybe collect insects, and do birding too. Any help from those that have gone to Guyana recently and visited lodges that are good for insects and birds is very much appreciated.
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