Thursday, January 1, 2009

Tree Lobsters make great pets


Tree Lobsters!!
BugGirl has an amazing item about the rediscovery of "Tree Lobsters", a previously thought-to-be-extinct species of Phasmid (that's 'walking sticks' to all you non-bug geeks people out there). The original article is in German.

BugGirl humorously suggest maybe people should develop a taste for these critters, therefore insuring their survival via farming. Yum! But captive breeding has worked for certain invertebrates, such as tarantulas and tree snails. Thankfully, there is group now formed, TheFriendsOfThePhasmid, that's focusing on the survival of these fascinating insects.
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8 comments:

  1. green_ghost113January 1, 2009 at 7:54:00 PM EST

    Cool post Gene.
    I love BugGirl

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  2. green_ghost113January 1, 2009 at 7:58:00 PM EST

    ja - "hummer" in German is "lobster"
    and "baum" is "tree"....
    these are some interesting looking Baumhummers. ;)

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  3. Ghost DansingJanuary 1, 2009 at 8:48:00 PM EST

    that is a very large bug..... here is hex bug.....

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  4. genexsJanuary 1, 2009 at 10:07:00 PM EST

    Ghost Dansing:

    Kidstuff. I'm into Horrible Hamilton.

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  5. genexsJanuary 1, 2009 at 10:10:00 PM EST

    Green Ghost:

    Kudos to you for diving into deep bug-geek article, in German. Entomology journal articles are not for the faint of heart. Heh!

    Cheers,
    Gene

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  6. Ghost DansingJanuary 2, 2009 at 10:06:00 AM EST

    horrible hamilton is awesome......

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  7. YewtreeJanuary 5, 2009 at 8:45:00 AM EST

    Blimey, I thought this was a hoax along the lines of the Arboreal Octopus!

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  8. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2009 at 1:02:00 PM EST

    So would it be served with a rich hollandaise sauce?

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