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Post by Paul K on May 7, 2015 13:41:50 GMT
I wouldn't mind to pay fees for the permit in the country I collect . It is their natural resource and they let's say could sell that way , but blocking collecting of insects for private collectors doesn't make any sense for me. In each tropical countries, there are hundreds of locals collecting for sale and what about them? They don't need permits and export permits in most cases. For me personally I'd like to collect myself . It is adventure and life time experiance. Buying on Internet is more like collecting stamps and coins , no story attached . Easier and more affordable though .
Paul
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Post by wollastoni on May 7, 2015 14:29:50 GMT
Well I love field collecting too, but I can guaranty that there could be a LOT of stories about desk collecting, and it can also be done in a very scientific way.
Sir Rothschild is a good example.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 7, 2015 14:59:25 GMT
Well I love field collecting too, but I can guaranty that there could be a LOT of stories about desk collecting, and it can also be done in a very scientific way. Sir Rothschild is a good example. Olivier, I assume you mean LORD Walter Rothschild, he was a hereditary Lord not a Knight of the Realm (Sir). Adam.
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Post by wollastoni on May 7, 2015 15:06:25 GMT
You are right ! For us, bloody revolutionary frog-eater Frenchies, the concepts of "Lord" and "Sir" is not so easy
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Post by nomad on May 7, 2015 15:34:27 GMT
What species are protected in Spain. ?? Nothing ??
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Post by Paul K on May 7, 2015 16:18:11 GMT
What species are protected in Spain. ?? Nothing ?? Graellsia isabellae-Spanish moon moth. I think one of the most beautiful moths of Europe . I don't know it's status in the French side of the mountains
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 7, 2015 16:27:41 GMT
You are right ! For us, bloody revolutionary frog-eater Frenchies, the concepts of "Lord" and "Sir" is not so easy Yes, your ancestors cut off all their heads after the Revolution. There are actually two types of Lord in the UK, hereditary ones such as Lord Rothschild (there is a current Lord Rothschild today) and those (known as Life Peers, but also called 'Lord') who had the title bestowed on them for service to the country (ex politicians, civil servants, scientists, doctors, sports personalities etc). Usually the second type of Lord becomes a Knight ('Sir') prior to subsequently being appointed a Lord. Both types of Lords together form the 'House of Lords', the upper house in the UK Parliament. Adam.
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Post by nostrodamus on May 7, 2015 16:31:28 GMT
P. golgus is also protected ! A. zullichi....also I think ?
David
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Post by wollastoni on May 7, 2015 16:37:28 GMT
Thank you Adam for this aristocratic lesson ! :-)
Paul, yes Graellsia isabellae is also protected in France.
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Post by nomad on May 7, 2015 17:30:37 GMT
Thank you Paul and David, for your information on protected species in Spain.
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Post by nomad on May 7, 2015 17:33:41 GMT
Well, we did cut our King's Head off in the English Civil War.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 7, 2015 18:00:34 GMT
And I execute predatory grasshoppers (Tettigoniidae) in my farm by pulling their heads off Adam.
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Post by Paul K on May 7, 2015 19:20:26 GMT
And I execute predatory grasshoppers (Tettigoniidae) in my farm by pulling their heads off Adam. Are they eatable ? I kind of like them roasted dry with thai spices . Paul
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 7, 2015 19:53:08 GMT
They probably are edible, but the ones they normally fry/roast are locusts.
Mind you, the Thais eat all sorts of different insects, including larger moths. They use a blacklight over a washing bowl of water, which the moths and other insects fall into. They then put the moths into a plastic bag with water in it and shake vigorously to remove the scales before frying them.
Adam.
PS. Salted fried locusts taste like crunchy French fries.
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Post by Adam Cotton on May 7, 2015 20:09:50 GMT
Here's an example of a predatory grasshopper eating a butterfly. Sorry about the poor quality, it was taken in the dark on my mobile, but you can see the long filamentous antennae typical of these types of grasshopper. They come out at night from the foliage in the cages and catch butterflies sitting on the netting. Adam.
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