Who Wants to Help Me Collect Some Beetles??

[danthebugman]

Not those kind :grin:. My mother-in-law sent me this article today. Is it sad that I'm pretty pumped about it :dunno:...

One of the rarest insects in the United States — a beetle that hasn’t been seen in the wild in Missouri in 40 years — will be reintroduced to the southwest corner of the state this summer, officials with the Saint Louis Zoo announced Tuesday.

http://www.joplinglobe.com/local/x1521922526/Scientists-plan-to-reintroduce-rare-American-Burying-Beetle-back-to-Southwest-Missouri

Time to gear up :grin:...

Dan

 

[Clint]

Not sad, awesome! That's your passion, and you should be pumped, man!

 

[ciggy]

I always like to see it when something good in nature can rebound. Great article...I just wish we could get rid of the Ash Beetles.

 

[Alwayslit]

nice!!

 

[orangedog]

all good news!

 

[cartisdm]

How about we work out a deal. Every live beetle we send you, you send back a 5er

 

[TommyGunz]

Those seem fine, I swear we have some mutant bugs up here. For example this big guy I found on my screen last year.

 

[danthebugman]

For example this big guy I found on my screen last year.

Longhorn beetle. Some can be pretty good sized and have pretty cool colors. Unfortunately some cause issues...similar to the Emerald Ash Border ciggy mentioned.

Dan

 

[Gravity]

Those seem fine, I swear we have some mutant bugs up here. For example this big guy I found on my screen last year.

*shivers* Seriously, I would be running for my gun...

 

[njstone]

Those seem fine, I swear we have some mutant bugs up here. For example this big guy I found on my screen last year.

That's pretty huge! We've got some bigguns here in Japan as well. If you look closely enough at our back yard in the summer, the whole thing is moving, lol.

Dan, if it were legal I'd send some cool Japanese bugs your way

 

[scotchNstogie]

Dan,
Thanks for posting. A very interesting and informative article. I learn something new everyday.