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So...this would kind of be taxidermy, right? Or are they alive?Sorry if this is a dumb question
Hi pachyrhinosaurus, sorry for being late... If you're going to collect dried insects, there are probably some other things to consider, too. Shall your collection focus on a specific taxonomic group (one of our members here specialises on elaterids).
I'mIn Germany we have a Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) that can inform about what is allowed and what isn't, I assume you would have a similar institution in the U.S., too?
Quote from: brontodocus on January 23, 2013, 11:36:22 PMI'mIn Germany we have a Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) that can inform about what is allowed and what isn't, I assume you would have a similar institution in the U.S., too?We do have laws, but some species, The monarch butterfly is (I think) an example, are unprotected.
Quote from: pachyrhinosaurus on January 25, 2013, 12:24:31 AMQuote from: brontodocus on January 23, 2013, 11:36:22 PMI'mIn Germany we have a Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz) that can inform about what is allowed and what isn't, I assume you would have a similar institution in the U.S., too?We do have laws, but some species, The monarch butterfly is (I think) an example, are unprotected.The PA Natural Heritage Project maintains a list of Arthropods, and has the current global, federal, and state status for each listed as well as links to factsheets. The link:http://www.naturalheritage.state.pa.us/Species.aspxHope this information helps.
Thank you. I appreciate your help much. I did not know there were any Chinese mantids, just thought there were European. This helped very much, as the information I was going to go on was from the curator of a museum (who specialises in dinosaurs).