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    No, Bear, it's not hard to understand but it is hard not to fall asleep.

    And it's a pity that you don't like the crawliest of the creepy-crawlies. You're in a prime location to find them year-round I believe.

    Just for you, another arthropod picture.


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    Personally.... Odonata and hymenoptera a close second.
    Also anything in Arachnida which probably stems from some supressed deep inner phobia. My daughter has an extreme case of the real thing.

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    YES, YES! An arthropoda thread!

    I'm particular to the aquatic ones, crustaceans mostly, but 'tain't nothing like spotting a really big dragonfly larva at the bottom of the pond.

    On a recent hike on Kauai I came across the biggest centipede I'd ever seen, had to be a good ten inches long. I was seriously impressed and hollered to get the missus over there, who possibly enjoyed the sight more than I did.

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    I met this little cutie while teaching a First Responder course to an industrial safety team. We used their ICU (Insect Care Unit) for the emergency scenario simulations. She's a Madagascar Hissing Cockroach. Isn't she a BEAUTY! :-* :-*

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    I'm just astounded at how many kilted people seem interested in insects etc.
    Just goes to confirm what I already suspected:
    You lot are nuts!

    And I'm ever so glad for it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by MDR-V300
    I'm just astounded at how many kilted people seem interested in insects etc.
    Just goes to confirm what I already suspected:
    You lot are nuts! ...
    "May contain nuts." (quote from Terry Pratchett, "A Hat full of Sky").

    You don't have to be nuts to wear a kilt. It may be helpfull to supernatant the dullness of other people.

    Well, I like dung beetles (Geotrupes stercorarius) very much. They are iridescent black beauties and very beneficially. For those who do not know how it looks like here is a chlorinated drawing I made a year or two ago:



    The stag beetle belt buckle is nice... Anyone saw a dung beetle belt buckle by chance?

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    Good point about the dung beetle. I read that without them and other similar creatures, the earth would be covered in S%$t. Makes me wonder why G-d didn't create a metaphorical dung beetle as well.

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    There's one I like


    It's amazing how off topic we can get
    All the Best.....David.
    Why be part of the crowd Choose a Freelander Sporran
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    You lot are nuts! The only good bugs are those that have been seasoned and roasted! Plus they are Atkins
    friendly!

    Rob Wright

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    On topic!

    Quote Originally Posted by Freelander
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    It's amazing how off topic we can get
    I'm definitely on topic! I would buy a dung beetle belt buckle if I find one that I realy like. ;)

    The kind of cross shown in Your example remindes me of sysmbols my butcherly forefathers misused. Therefore I would never use such a design.

    I is nice and likeliest You have no german ancestors. Therefore You are not biased when it comes to celtic symbols.

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