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Post by gradyleb on Feb 28, 2012 6:45:10 GMT -8
Nobody ever seems very interested in anything but Lepidoptera or Coleoptera. I makes sense and all because those are the most interesting for collectors, but personally I've been into Hymenoptera. Most aren't as collectable or look to impressive in a collection, but there are quite a few that take my breath away. Plus its just so exciting collecting them because they don't just let you catch them as easily as the others. Gives it a risk factor you just don't get from the Coleoptera or Lepidoptera.
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Post by nomihoudai on Feb 28, 2012 6:58:18 GMT -8
I think this partly has to do with the fact that Coleoptera and Lepidoptera are easiest to mount and preserve. I also like Caelifera (grasshoppers with short antenna) but as they most of the time turn to a dull brown after killing them I just leave them where they are. Sometimes when I have a bad collecting day with Lepidoptera I still go after them and try to catch the one or the other.
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Post by lucanidae25 on Feb 28, 2012 13:04:26 GMT -8
Maybe for Coleoptera and Lepidoptera in europe, I never had it so easy with my Buprestidae and Centoniidae in Australia. I found it so much more easier to preserve the colours on Orthoptera, I just dry it in the freezer and they will come out perfect every single time but with the yellow it's more than 95% Buprestidae in Australia. Even with all the acetone and drying in the fridge. They will take me more than 3-4 months before I've finished with them and still turned a light brown over 5-10 years.
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