Last century I took an entomology class with a requirement to present a collection. Since retirement, I have gotten back into observing bugs and other organisms. I am enjoying trying to identify specimens (mostly arachnids and insects) from the photos I take, but it’s often not possible to get the I…

There’s no need to call anyone a killer.

Yes, all those evil warblers.They just kill kill kill all day long. No wonder insects have died out.

[image] mamestraconfigurata: Many places are reporting significant declines in overall insect populations. Yes! I saw a post on Facebook recently about how we used to have to wash our windshields whenever we drove anywhere at night, but not anymore. The change happened so gradually I never re…

I, similarly, took an entomology class many years ago and learned many a thing about insect pinning. Years later, I typically avoid killing anything (even the invertebrates) intentionally. Maybe I’m just a hippie at heart. This definitely limits me on some identifications, but I think it is worth i…

I talk to the animals I meet too! And I am strange.

[image] flowntheloop: I talk to animals that I meet on iNat you would probably be regarded as strange … if you didn’t, talk to the animals ;~))

@DianaStuder @mamestraconfigurata I’m soooo thrilled to be in good company! <3

A number of years ago, I wrote an article summarizing why it’s sometimes important to collect insect specimens. It’s a bit dated now, but mostly still pretty relevant. You can find it here: http://www.albertalepguild.ca/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Why_we_kill_bugs.pdf If people choose not to collect…

[image] KrisAtkinsonf: And thinking (during this anthropocene age) that we have the right to kill things if they lack a nervous system, You misunderstand me. Mainly, I was trying to counter the thinking that we have the right to kill things even if they have a central nervous system. Nonviole…

Pros and cons of specimen collecting

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charlie August 3, 2021, 3:36pm 48

oh hey a little off topic so i will leave it at this but have you showed your autistic friend iNat? [There are a lot of us on here! (https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/neurodiversity-and-inaturalist/17268) :)

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