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Post by africaone on Sept 22, 2015 3:21:47 GMT -8
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Post by modjojojo on Sept 24, 2015 3:24:55 GMT -8
Very Nice and instructive. Thanks for sharing
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Post by beetlehorn on Sept 24, 2015 4:49:20 GMT -8
I suppose the early explorers decided that a damaged specimen was better than none at all, especially since many were not easily acquired. They probably carried a weapon alongside their nets wherever they went anyway, so why not utilize it as a collecting instrument when it was called upon to bring down high-flying species that would otherwise be unobtainable. If they ran into danger, all they would have to do is swap out the cartridge filled with mustard seed for one that was loaded with lead. Pure simple logic!
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Post by exoticimports on Sept 24, 2015 5:25:17 GMT -8
I took a photo of MacGillvray's shot specimen when I was at BMNH. What a historical specimen! John Tennent's Butterflies of Solomon Islands reproduces the period description of that capture.
I still believe a damaged specimen is better than none. Unlike most people, I'm not very particular concerning condition.
I've taken bugs with sticks, hats, rocks, gravel, etc. My most recent odd-ball capture was using my shirt to knock a specimen off the wall of a supermarket. And there is the car grill- I'll bet I have two dozen specimens that have come off the front of vehicles. One day while queued to get on the track for an auto race I saw a specimen on a building. I unclipped my communicator, slipped out of the safety harness, grabbed it, stuffed it in my pocket, and got on the track.
Chuck
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Post by politula on Sept 24, 2015 15:25:10 GMT -8
Small bats are often collected with shotguns, why not insects?
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Post by africaone on Sept 24, 2015 22:24:24 GMT -8
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Post by africaone on Sept 24, 2015 22:26:52 GMT -8
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