Recently met up with........

[Mrs I]

All great pics Shawn, would have been a very interesting experience. Certainly makes my agave worm in a tequila bottle look very insignificant :lol::lol:

*Nick finds himself strangely craving pickled onions*

Bet that worm would taste great though !

Great pictures Shawn, that would have been a great experience, lucky you !

 

[Tatelina]

Looks like an Asian deli 8)

Ahahaha...... Ew...

I'm suprised they squish so many into each jar...but I guess after you've tagged them all, you might as well save space.

 

[Camo]

I suddenly dont feel like tea tonight.

Cameron

 

[Rocket]

It certainly destroys your appetite for asian cuisine or pasta! lol

 

[BlindSnake]

Now they wan't us to do their dirty work for them and kill everything out in the field.

 

[cmclean]

What a brilliant collection they have Shawn, wish i was there to have a look also. Flick me some pics, you have my email. Are you going to keep in contact with the Prof? I would certainly like to ask some questions regarding locale of certain species and types they may have in collection.
Cathy

 

[eipper]

Hi all,

Is their trade in specimens for research....yes

While they give out locality info....without a genuine reason not usually (just wanting to find out where things are is not usually good enough).

As for reasoning of killing for scientific purposes...its a requirement many scientific purposes permits to donate the specimens to a museum for further research at a later date.

Cheers,
Scott

 

[bigi]

its like being a kid in a lollie shop. Guess how many gecko;s in this jar and you will win a prize.

 

[cement]

No offence, i'd rather see them running around the bush.

 

[W.T.BUY]

I thought Japanese were bad with whales we better look in the mirror

 

[Rocket]

Cathy, no probs, will do.

Thanks for clearing some of that up Scott. Oh, and bigi - It sure was

 

[Gecko :)]

No offence, i'd rather see them running around the bush.

I agree!
Interesting pics,. but,.. Surely there is no need to kill that many of the same species,.!?
What a waste!,. :cry:

 

[hornet]

I thought Japanese were bad with whales we better look in the mirror

except ours is actually for scientific research.

 

[hornet]

I agree!
Interesting pics,. but,.. Surely there is no need to kill that many of the same species,.!?
What a waste!,. :cry:

as said most are from different locales. They go to a place where the species hasn't been found before, doesn't matter if they already have 100 specimens if that species they will still take some(no idea on numbers normally taken from each locality) which can lead to new species being discovered as someone else mentioned.

 

[BlindSnake]

doesn't matter if they already have 100 specimens if that species they will still take some(no idea on numbers normally taken from each locality) which can lead to new species being discovered as someone else mentioned.

If it's found in a pit line or micro trap..i'ts toast, doesn't matter how many or how little of any species are found. the Museum wants them..

 

[levis04]

well done shawn, great pics to would have been a blast beside the fact they were in jars.

 

[DrNick]

well done shawn, great pics to would have been a blast beside the fact they were in jars.

And you thought that YOU were the only person to keep their gex in JARS, hey levis04 :lol::lol:

 

[Kirby]

how typical of 'research' ... kill everything, and then try and figure out were we went wrong...

shame.

 

[levis04]

LOL Dr.Nick