Not personally, but a mate of mine keeps stick insects, a tarantula spider, a giant centipede, scorpions and a bunch of snakes lol He's mad for that shit xD He was wanting to get hold of a Goliath beetle too at some point, but I think he needs a special permit for those?
Ah, a goliath beetle! Must be referring to Goliathus goliatus? They're beauties! <3 But yeah, exotics are, well, illegal in the US. But that doesn't stop people from buying them.
I used to really love collecting bugs as a kid. Until my dad decided to open a box full of them in my room and hold the door shut when all of them flocked onto me. I had small cuts and stuff from them and was really stuffed up with bugs after that.
Aw, that wasn't very nice... You should try giving them another chance!
Bug Pokemon Gym Leader checking in!
No, I don't deal with bugs in real life. Arizona doesn't really have that great of variety in the city anyway.
Actually, I hear Arizona has some pretty nice insect diversity. Such as the prized Dynastes granti, and loads of other desert beetles. If you live in the city, you have a chance of finding cool bugs under bright industrial lights.
I remember I used to venture out into the school field with a friend in Primary School, when I was like 9 or 10 or so, and then I was fascinated with the plant and insect species I came across, often trying to compare them with what I had seen in books about local flora and fauna. That was pretty funn!!
Haven't reaallyy been fascinated about them since then thoughh.
Saaaaame here. But after seeing all of the beautiful, exotic beetles in the world earlier in the year... I fell in love. <3
I have two field crickets right now.
A male and a female. they were rescued in the winter from death. I don't know if I'll be keeping them or letting them go when it gets warmer.
Aw, that's nice. It would be nice to keep them but I guess you should let them go when it's warmer out.
Ur cool
I wanted some dermestid beetles for cleaning bones but I'm too poor.
Oooh, that's cool! You could try luring some with some traps! That would be a really cool experiment.
