Today I went sifting through a few used book stores looking for some interesting pictures or references I could bring to my tattoo artist on wedsnesday for my consult. Sadly most of them were closing by the time I got there so I'll probably head out again tomorrow. From what I saw there really weren't that many books on insects but I did find one.

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On the phone with my wife today, I noticed a Moth on the wall above the stove.  "That's odd," I thought, "Moths in February?"  I concocted a story of how it was overwintering in the house and had been somehow woken early.  It had not, however, it's a year-rounder, an Indian Meal Moth, its babes eating flour and other dried goods.  I immediately freaked out.  OMG!  I searched the quinoa (especially that which I was currently eating), beans and flour for signs of... Read More

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The bugs are crawling everywhere here in florida I set out my blacklight for the first time this year last night & had about 150 small beetles around it, this year is going to be great for buggin and the season is starting right now check out my page now and then to see the new pics of bugs

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How does one acquire a permit to legally import/raise foreign species within the United States?

I'm getting some flak from some breeders saying I'm venturing into illegal territory by wanting to eclose Atticus atlas and Argema mittrei.  I don't want to do anything illegally.  I'm too old and don't have the heart to be a rebel, anymore.  Maybe when I was twenty and stupid... but not anymore.  I just want to have decent displays, actually.  Dried moths from abro... Read More

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