the problem you have is that the female that produces the young may have been
gravid when caught, this would mean that the offspring, although born in
captivity, are still legally wild caught, captive bred normally only applies
to the 3rd generation after capture.
there is a large colony at my mother in laws house which are active until
early november.
i initially found them hard to keep and had to release them shortly after
capture as they would not feed on crickets or mealworms. But then found that
they like Lesser Waxworm (i breed these for my Dartfrogs) and hatchling Giant
Landsnails and i ended up with around 50! these i release back into the wild
at my mother in laws and are still going strong!

Cheers
Steve


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What I said was I am pretty sure it is illegal to advertise or sell
wild caught specimens - a quick search on google seems to back up
this opinion. I do think anyone would be quite within the law to
capture and subsequently breed WC animals; the trouble is, nobody
seems to have done so! I will ask around in herp circles, however,
and see if such a thing is heard of.

--- In british_insects@y..., "tracey chard" <tracey@c...> wrote:
> Thankyou. From what I know, it is actually not illegal to breed
them, or have them as you say. I don't know about the selling, but
captive bred are with in the law. (As far as I know)
> I would really love to get my hand on one, but I would prefer the
British one if possible.
>
> Thanks again, I live in hope,
> Regards Tracey
>   ----- Original Message -----

If  any  body  finds  any  stag beetle larvae  in  the  course  of  thier 
gardening I  would  love  to  borrow  them  for  my  research  and  will return 
them  unharmed.
Thanks
Deborah



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Hello All

I'm the creator of Lancing Village Nature & History Website
http://lancingvillage.co.uk
I built it because I wanted an excuse to share some of the fauna and flora
found within minutes of home.
We are lucky enough to  be close to three notable SNCI sites and the SSSI
area of the Adur Valley estuary.
My main focus has been the LNR site of Lancing Ring and also the LNR
Widewater Lagoon, noted for it's brackish habitat. Although any part of
Lancing and surrounding area is theoretically  within the scope of my
website.
I am relatively new to nature study and have no formal training in the
subject.
In my middle ages I find that I can go out with my camera and discover
things almost as a child might, that I think, is a very rewarding thing to
do.
I take more interest now to a passing butterfly or bee and the flora it
chooses, than ever I did as a child.
I am conscious that the public in general have an idea that the built
environment has to be tamed and trained to behave in an orderly fashion
which has resulted in huge losses to urban wildlife habitat.
I'd be happy to see any incentive which aims to reverse that trend.

regards

ray hamblett

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>
Hi All,
       I was wondering if anyone here bred, or knows of someone breeding
British Slow Worms.
My Dad has wanted one for more years that he would like to admit, and I
would very much like to get one or maybe 2 for his Birthday in December.

Thanks and Regards Tracey

<

Tracy et al

As far as I know the state of play regarding Slow Worms in the UK is as
follows:  Slow Worms are listed on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife & Countryside
Act and recieve partial protection.  As such they are protected against
intentional killing and injuring and also against sale, advertising &
transporting for sale etc.   Collection or capture is allowed, but not for
the puposes of exchange (ie 'sales' under another name).  This level of
protection also applies to Grass Snake, Adder and Common Lizard.

If you wish to sell these species you would need a licence issued (in
England) by DEFRA Bristol.  Wales & Scotland need to talk to their own
organisations.  As far as I know captive bred offspring of protected
species can be sold without licence, but you may need to prove breeding
etc.  Check with DEFRA.

Probable the reason that you don't see them for sale these days is the
licencing requirement.  Before the law was intorduced pet shops could just
go out, catch a Slow Worm or Grass Snake or whatever and put it in a tank
for sale.  No cost stock, no responsibility either, if it died, go and
catch another.   If you want to keep them yourself there is nothing to stop
you going out and finding one or two, but at this time of year they are
probable all in hibernation sites.

Regards

Matt

Hello,

I posted this to bug_club a while back but got no response - maybe
someone here can help:

Whilst on holiday in S. France, I found a penultimate-instar female
mole cricket.

Any tips on rearing these? What food should I give it? (she's
eaten a couple of runner bean beans, a portion of carrot and a portion
of parsnip, but I assume they're
omnivorous although a dead moth was not eaten...).

Also, I received an adult female praying mantis (Mantis
religiosa, brown form) from Madrid, which my mother-in-law posted to
me (!). She's in fine condition (talking about the mantis here...),
but assuming she's already mated (they are very common around
Madrid), I'd like to know what conditions to keep any resulting
Oothecae in. I've never successfully hatched a M. religiosa ootheca
before.
(she laid a (small) egg mass yesterday! Feeding on flies, caddis-flies
and small noctuids).

A final request - what's the easiest and least smelly way to culture
fruit flies? When I was a boy, my mother was never happy at having
jars of rotting banana and maggots in the airing cupboard and I can
imagine my other half will be far less understanding....

Thanks for any tips,

Martin

Thankyou. From what I know, it is actually not illegal to breed them, or have
them as you say. I don't know about the selling, but captive bred are with in
the law. (As far as I know)
I would really love to get my hand on one, but I would prefer the British one if
possible.

Thanks again, I live in hope,
Regards Tracey
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: hymenoptera_uk
   To: british_insects@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: 17 October 2002 23:34
   Subject: [british_insects] Re: Off topic, but still British! LoL


   I think you may well have difficulty (assuming you keep within the
   law!).
   I think I'm right in saying that it is legal to capture and keep
   Anguis fragilis for study, but certainly illegal to sell or advertise
   them, and, for some reason, no-one seems to think them 'worthy'
   enough to breed in captivity (too wrapped up in their carpet pythons
   and austalian cave geckos etc. I expect. Typical herpers! lol).
   Do someone correct if I'm wrong. They certainly were quite commonly
   offered in petshops 20 years ago before these irratating but
   essentially well-meaning laws were put into place.

   You could always have looked for them in the wild, although it's too
   late in the year now. Reptile dealers sometime offer the so-called
   glass lizard, Ophisaurus species I think, which are similar (albeit
   larger and from warmer climes).


   - In british_insects@y..., "tracey chard" <tracey@c...> wrote:
   > Hi All,
   >       I was wondering if anyone here bred, or knows of someone
   breeding British Slow Worms.
   > My Dad has wanted one for more years that he would like to admit,
   and I would very much like to get one or maybe 2 for his Birthday in
   December.
   >
   > Thanks and Regards Tracey
   >
   >
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thank you Jerry- nature is the inspiration for most everything I do these days. 
I'm going to have to find a good online atlas so I can see the areas everyone is
posting from :)
Cindy


           WoodSong
www.northwoodsong.com




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I think you may well have difficulty (assuming you keep within the
law!).
I think I'm right in saying that it is legal to capture and keep
Anguis fragilis for study, but certainly illegal to sell or advertise
them, and, for some reason, no-one seems to think them 'worthy'
enough to breed in captivity (too wrapped up in their carpet pythons
and austalian cave geckos etc. I expect. Typical herpers! lol).
Do someone correct if I'm wrong. They certainly were quite commonly
offered in petshops 20 years ago before these irratating but
essentially well-meaning laws were put into place.

You could always have looked for them in the wild, although it's too
late in the year now. Reptile dealers sometime offer the so-called
glass lizard, Ophisaurus species I think, which are similar (albeit
larger and from warmer climes).


- In british_insects@y..., "tracey chard" <tracey@c...> wrote:
> Hi All,
>       I was wondering if anyone here bred, or knows of someone
breeding British Slow Worms.
> My Dad has wanted one for more years that he would like to admit,
and I would very much like to get one or maybe 2 for his Birthday in
December.
>
> Thanks and Regards Tracey
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

appreciate the nice words about the website- it's been a joy to create, and it's
always evolving :) There is so much to discover right out our own doors IF we
take the time to notice it.  There were very few nights that I didn't head out
to see what moths were flying, I became hooked very quickly- so many evenings
I'd tell myself, 'nope, not going out tonite, I've got to catch up on sleep'..
then I'd look out at the mercury light and see all those moths flying around and
that's all she wrote.. :) I have over 300 photos to id yet, but I have a long
winter approaching where I'll have more time to concentrate on the field guides.
I know for myself, just reading more about the life histories of these moths has
opened my eyes in many ways and I now look at things differently- for example,
when I watch the white-tailed deer browsing around the understory of the woods,
the thought goes through my mind "I wonder how many caterpillars and insect
larva they're eating?" Prior to actively searching out insects, that thought
never really entered my mind.
I'll search for the file that was uploaded shortly, I think it's wonderful Paul
that you've taken the time to document species sighted in your garden.  Pretty
impressive numbers!
I visited London wayyyyy back in 1973 and I was completely charmed by the
countryside and the city itself.  I just couldn't get used to looking the right
way for traffic when I'd cross the road! lol..Now I'm looking forward to
learning more about the insects that live there :)
best,
Cindy


           WoodSong
www.northwoodsong.com




[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi All,
       I was wondering if anyone here bred, or knows of someone breeding British
Slow Worms.
My Dad has wanted one for more years that he would like to admit, and I would
very much like to get one or maybe 2 for his Birthday in December.

Thanks and Regards Tracey


[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hello Jerry,
Thanks for the thanks. I wasn't sure whether I had been a little over-
zealous with invitations, but judging by the fantastic response
received so far, it seems to have paid off. It's great that so many
people share a common interest in the subject.
An amazing world indeed - it's a pity that the "fur & feathers"
wildlife brigade steals so much of the popular limelight!

"> Hi Cindy and thanks for all the work you have put in on your
> website.  It's inspirational."

I really couldn't have put that better myself (in fact I put it
rather worse!).


> Hi Hymenoptera
> Thanks for invite to join.  I live in Thornbury just north of
> Bristol, England.  I've long been interested in wildlife but only
> started trying with invertebrates a couple of years ago.  What an
> amazing world I am discovering.
>
> Hi Cindy and thanks for all the work you have put in on your
> website.  It's inspirational.
>
> Jerry

Hi Hymenoptera
Thanks for invite to join.  I live in Thornbury just north of
Bristol, England.  I've long been interested in wildlife but only
started trying with invertebrates a couple of years ago.  What an
amazing world I am discovering.

Hi Cindy and thanks for all the work you have put in on your
website.  It's inspirational.

Jerry

Hello,

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Hi all
I will upload a photo of the garden as soon as Yahoo stops playing silly
buggers with the files area. Every time I try and upload an image the page
is unavailable, will try again when its quieter.....obviously too much
traffic on the system at the moment.

Paul Talbot in VC 63

I, like Tracy, find that my thing is primarily Arachnids with my
collection comprising of 60 species in adult female form, plus
spiderlings and juveniles of others. Scorpions also play a part in my
collection as i have 9 species of European/Middle East scorps, plus
the standard Emperors, Asians and Desert Hairy's.
But i also have a soft spot for our native fauna keeping a small
colony of Dor Beetles ('salvaged' from my mother in laws house in
Scotland) and also our very own Scorpion from various locations in
the south.
I am just getting into SLR macro photography so as pics are developed
i will scan and upload them for your critisisms.

cheers
steve

Hello,

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specifically to attract invertebrates into the garden. If I can manage it in my
tiny garden in the South Pennines, which is not exactly noted for its extensive
invert fauna, imagine whats possible in a bigger garden in sunnier climes!

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Hello,
That's an impressive list! I once, out of interest, took a detailed
look at and attempted to identify just the v. small beetles collected
from inside umbellifer blooms.After a single day of flower head
collecting (which took about 30 mintues), over 30 different species
were present - all tiny and the vast majority of which I wasn't able
to identify (not that I'm a specialist in tiny beetles, so not
supprising really!). It is certainly a sobering thought though,
considering how little anyone knows about most of these.

Please do upload the file (I think you can do this - it isn't
disabled etc.?), I'm sure many people would be interested to read it
(I certainly would)
Good luck with your (practically) endless task!

--- In british_insects@y..., "Paul Talbot" <paulinvc63@b...> wrote:
> Hi
> I have an article (previously published in the AES bulletin) I
wrote about my very small Pennine garden here in Yorkshire, would you
like a copy for the files area?
>
> I too like Cindy have been busy recording the inverts resident and
visiting my garden over the last three years. This now amounts to 488
moth species, 60 parasitica, 14 diptera, 20 coleoptera, 3 odonata and
12 butterfly species (and these are only the ones positively
identified so far), not bad for a 12x15 foot garden !
>
> Paul Talbot in VC 63
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hello,
I had a look at your website and it's extremely good (and v.
interesting) , not to mention the photos being excellent! (I am
personally hopeless at photography). The White-lined Sphinx is
particulaly stunning. I've taken the liberty of adding it (the site)
to the links section, hope you don't mind.
I think trying to document even the smallest insect groups is a huge
undertaking - what is amazing is that you can be looking into the
same small area for many years, and still not infrequently come
across insects you have never seen before. The diversity of even the
relatively limited insects in the UK still almost defies
comprehention in terms of individual species. It is a pity that still
comparitively few people all over the world appreciate it.

--- In british_insects@y..., "Cindy Mead" <lilwings@e...> wrote:
> hi hymenoptera and thanks for the invitation and welcome.  I've
long been interested in natural history and this year spent most of
the summer documenting moth species on my wooded property in
Michigan.  A huge undertaking, but I can't recall having this much
fun in my own yard in many years :) I'm fascinated by the diversity
and beauty of this family of insects, and while out mothing I
encountered many other night-flying insects (most of which remain
unidentified yet).  I enjoy learning about nature whether it's in my
own yard or in Britain, so appreciate the invitation and looking
forward to learning from the group :)
> My moth webpage can be found at:
> http://www.northwoodsong.com/moth.html
> I'll add photos here as time permits. Thanks again for the nice
welcome.
> Best regards,
> Cindy
>
>
>
>           WoodSong
> www.northwoodsong.com
>
>
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Hi
I have an article (previously published in the AES bulletin) I wrote about my
very small Pennine garden here in Yorkshire, would you like a copy for the files
area?

I too like Cindy have been busy recording the inverts resident and visiting my
garden over the last three years. This now amounts to 488 moth species, 60
parasitica, 14 diptera, 20 coleoptera, 3 odonata and 12 butterfly species (and
these are only the ones positively identified so far), not bad for a 12x15 foot
garden !

Paul Talbot in VC 63

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hi hymenoptera and thanks for the invitation and welcome.  I've long been
interested in natural history and this year spent most of the summer documenting
moth species on my wooded property in Michigan.  A huge undertaking, but I can't
recall having this much fun in my own yard in many years :) I'm fascinated by
the diversity and beauty of this family of insects, and while out mothing I
encountered many other night-flying insects (most of which remain unidentified
yet).  I enjoy learning about nature whether it's in my own yard or in Britain,
so appreciate the invitation and looking forward to learning from the group :)
My moth webpage can be found at:
http://www.northwoodsong.com/moth.html
I'll add photos here as time permits. Thanks again for the nice welcome.
Best regards,
Cindy



           WoodSong
www.northwoodsong.com




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I'd like to welcome anyone recently joined - please feel free to post
anything you think is interesting/relevent. You've joined, so it's
your group!

Many Thanks

Hello,
Yes I have found s/lings even more fiddly than adults, although at
least they take up less space! (Sorting out lots of portions of tiny
crickets can be very time consuming - I tend to resort to stunning
them in the freezer for a couple of minutes).

I'll certainly keep my eyes open if I ever find myself on wimbledon
common in the future! I would expect they would grow quickly - most
cetonia species are tropical or sub tropical, and in this country,
due to lower subtrate temperatures, they'll put on growth very
quickly once it starts warming up, I should think, rather than
through autumn/winter.

My Pachnodas are butana - similar to marginata but with red
spots/markings. There are a good number of Pachnoda species
availible, and all seem easy to breed.

All my roaches are in 'pen-pal' type tanks. Some can climb the sides,
others can't. Now and then one or two of the tiny nymphs of G
portentosa get out, but that's about it. From past experience I don't
remember Bryosotria having any appreciable climbing ability; hissing
cockroaches are by far the worst, along with lobsters. Cubans are
similar in some ways to blaberus/eublaberus, of which I usually have
none escaping.
Bear in mind even if they did escape, they wouldn't survive long in
domestic conditions. I remember an episode where 5 or 6 giant african
weevils escaped (they can extert a good deal of leverage!), and I
found these large, slow-moving, lugubrious insects (with the
disconcerting habit of trying to fly off when you least expect it,
usually in the direction of your neck!) far more off-putting than a
few little, flitting cockroahes.
And then they were a couple of scorpions which escaped several years
ago - not a pleasent memory! Count your blessings lol.

> Hello,
>      I have to admit I may have more than I can cope with of the
spiders, especially when they grow up.(Between you and me, don't tell
the other half! LoL) Most are babies at the moment.
>
> My Rose Chafers are a culture I was given as a thankyou for sending
3 lively boys of the Africans, to a chap who had only managed to
pupate females this year. He almost immediately had eggs laid! LoL
>
> Some of the adults that produced the little ones I have were
collected from Wimbledon Common! Quite apt when they will eat any
fruit bits people drop under the trees! LoL
> Supposedly they grow like mad. I will see if I can get Matt to join
this group as he has had a bumper year with them and can give more
information.
>
> I have never seen the Rose Chafer in the wild, that is why I am
excited about these as it will be the first tie I will I have seen
one.
> Is the Pachnoda you are breeding the same as mine?
> My roaches are basically a culture to feed to the spiders when they
start breeding. I don't have much aeration though, do I need it? I am
reluctant to put them in a pet pal as it is plastic and they may be
able to climb the sides, where as they can not at the moment on the
glass.
> I still have a residual phobia to them, and could not cope with
finding them out of the tank.
>
> Thankyou for the welcome,
> Regards Tracey
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: hymenoptera_uk
>   To: british_insects@y...
>   Sent: 17 October 2002 00:39
>   Subject: [british_insects] Re: Hello
>
>
>   Hello Tracy,
>   I have to take my hat off to anyone with 50 therophosids! My
>   tarantula collection waxes and waines (and is quite wained at the
>   moment).
>   Rose chafers are lovely insects - it's a pity I (and other
people)
>   only see them very rarely (usually on umbellifer flowers). I'm
not
>   sure what their national distribution is - I notice you're in the
>   home counties; are these beetles common there?
>   I currently am breeding Pachnoda,and several cockroach species
(not
>   Bryosotria at the moment, although I have had them in the past).
The
>   cockroaches are quite easy to breed, although it always takes a
few
>   months to get going. Generaly, moist conditions with plenty of
>   airflow seem to be best.
>   I've never tried to breed rose chafers and would be delighted to
hear
>   how you get on!
>
>   --- In british_insects@y..., "Tracey" <tracey@c...> wrote:
>   > Hello my name is Tracey. I have a variety of insect and
arachnids.
>   I
>   > have about 50 tarantulas, 2 species of beetle, namely Cetonia
>   aurata,
>   > our British Rose Chafer, and Pachnoda marginata, African fruit
>   > beetle. I also have Cuban burrowing roaches.
>   > All insects are new cultures, though I have done very well
breeding
>   > the the Africans this year.
>   > I especially look forward to seeing the Rose Chafers next year
when
>   > they pupate.
>   >
>   > Regards Tracey
>
>
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Hello,
      I have to admit I may have more than I can cope with of the spiders,
especially when they grow up.(Between you and me, don't tell the other half!
LoL) Most are babies at the moment.

My Rose Chafers are a culture I was given as a thankyou for sending 3 lively
boys of the Africans, to a chap who had only managed to pupate females this
year. He almost immediately had eggs laid! LoL

Some of the adults that produced the little ones I have were collected from
Wimbledon Common! Quite apt when they will eat any fruit bits people drop under
the trees! LoL
Supposedly they grow like mad. I will see if I can get Matt to join this group
as he has had a bumper year with them and can give more information.

I have never seen the Rose Chafer in the wild, that is why I am excited about
these as it will be the first tie I will I have seen one.
Is the Pachnoda you are breeding the same as mine?
My roaches are basically a culture to feed to the spiders when they start
breeding. I don't have much aeration though, do I need it? I am reluctant to put
them in a pet pal as it is plastic and they may be able to climb the sides,
where as they can not at the moment on the glass.
I still have a residual phobia to them, and could not cope with finding them out
of the tank.

Thankyou for the welcome,
Regards Tracey
   ----- Original Message -----
   From: hymenoptera_uk
   To: british_insects@yahoogroups.com
   Sent: 17 October 2002 00:39
   Subject: [british_insects] Re: Hello


   Hello Tracy,
   I have to take my hat off to anyone with 50 therophosids! My
   tarantula collection waxes and waines (and is quite wained at the
   moment).
   Rose chafers are lovely insects - it's a pity I (and other people)
   only see them very rarely (usually on umbellifer flowers). I'm not
   sure what their national distribution is - I notice you're in the
   home counties; are these beetles common there?
   I currently am breeding Pachnoda,and several cockroach species (not
   Bryosotria at the moment, although I have had them in the past). The
   cockroaches are quite easy to breed, although it always takes a few
   months to get going. Generaly, moist conditions with plenty of
   airflow seem to be best.
   I've never tried to breed rose chafers and would be delighted to hear
   how you get on!

   --- In british_insects@y..., "Tracey" <tracey@c...> wrote:
   > Hello my name is Tracey. I have a variety of insect and arachnids.
   I
   > have about 50 tarantulas, 2 species of beetle, namely Cetonia
   aurata,
   > our British Rose Chafer, and Pachnoda marginata, African fruit
   > beetle. I also have Cuban burrowing roaches.
   > All insects are new cultures, though I have done very well breeding
   > the the Africans this year.
   > I especially look forward to seeing the Rose Chafers next year when
   > they pupate.
   >
   > Regards Tracey


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Hello Tracy,
I have to take my hat off to anyone with 50 therophosids! My
tarantula collection waxes and waines (and is quite wained at the
moment).
Rose chafers are lovely insects - it's a pity I (and other people)
only see them very rarely (usually on umbellifer flowers). I'm not
sure what their national distribution is - I notice you're in the
home counties; are these beetles common there?
I currently am breeding Pachnoda,and several cockroach species (not
Bryosotria at the moment, although I have had them in the past). The
cockroaches are quite easy to breed, although it always takes a few
months to get going. Generaly, moist conditions with plenty of
airflow seem to be best.
I've never tried to breed rose chafers and would be delighted to hear
how you get on!

--- In british_insects@y..., "Tracey" <tracey@c...> wrote:
> Hello my name is Tracey. I have a variety of insect and arachnids.
I
> have about 50 tarantulas, 2 species of beetle, namely Cetonia
aurata,
> our British Rose Chafer, and Pachnoda marginata, African fruit
> beetle. I also have Cuban burrowing roaches.
> All insects are new cultures, though I have done very well breeding
> the the Africans this year.
> I especially look forward to seeing the Rose Chafers next year when
> they pupate.
>
> Regards Tracey

Hello my name is Tracey. I have a variety of insect and arachnids. I
have about 50 tarantulas, 2 species of beetle, namely Cetonia aurata,
our British Rose Chafer, and Pachnoda marginata, African fruit
beetle. I also have Cuban burrowing roaches.
All insects are new cultures, though I have done very well breeding
the the Africans this year.
I especially look forward to seeing the Rose Chafers next year when
they pupate.

Regards Tracey

With the temperature and daylight dropping, it may seem that
autum/winter is somewhat of a dead time for insects. However, that is
manifesly untrue.
Only today I happened to notice, while looking closly at some leaf
litter (as one does!), several Boreus spp., sometimes known as "snow
fleas" (although this title is also applied to collembolla). These
tiny mecopterans are completely flightless (or at least the one I have
found have been), and are just one example of rather little known but
certainly not little interesting insects around this time of year.

Please feel free to post on any remotely relevent matters, be they
identification, observations, questions, corrections, photo
submissions, even *shock horror*... foreign insects!
I have disabled message attachments as helpfully suggested by
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Upload of link photos or files (please recognise and credit
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Post anything interesting!

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Hymenopteran.
group founder

I would consider it unfortunate if people joined this group just to
send out viruses! However, it is a good idea, so I will do forthwith.
Many thanks for bringing it to my attention!


--- In british_insects@y..., "glaucus25" <bmlss@c...> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Do you plan to prevent attachments on this group to prevent
computer
> viruses?
>
> Cheers
>
> Andy Horton
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Hello,

Do you plan to prevent attachments on this group to prevent computer
viruses?

Cheers

Andy Horton
bmlss@...
Adur Valley Nature Notes   (including Shoreham-by-Sea)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/Adur2002.htm

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/BMLSS/AdurAutumn2002.htm

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