Mad bidding for Wallace's Giant Bee M. pluto on ebay

[johnnyboy]

With 30 hrs to go, after 52 bids, bidding on a specimen of Wallace's Giant Bee has reached $9,100.00!

Perhaps never offered before so understandable excitement amongst collectors.

Some years ago, on insectnet, Dave Williams pointed out that this species, while long in the body, is actually pretty small in bulk when compared to the giant carpenter bee, Xylocopa latipes, for example. Dave posted a side by side image comparison to illustrate his point.

It would probably be much cheaper to go to fly to Indonesia, spend a month there and find onefor yourself.

Johnny

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Can you imagine anyone outside the insect collecting community understanding this, it's the price of a very serviceable family car, we are a strange lot.

[exoticimports]

Mar 23, 2018 10:38:19 GMT -8 @inachisio65 said:

Can you imagine anyone outside the insect collecting community understanding this, it's the price of a very serviceable family car, we are a strange lot.

Coin and gun collectors understand. Rarity and provenance combined are very pricey.

I’d rather have a ten thousand dollar bee than some stupid $75 precious moments statue.

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"I’d rather have a ten thousand dollar bee than some stupid $75 precious moments statue"


Indeed, or the latest electronic gadget or fad, give me insects any time.

[Adam Cotton]

This post is worth checking, for anyone who hasn't seen it:

collector-secret.proboards.com/thread/2298/careful-wallaces-giant-megachile-pluto

[leptraps]

Now this is just me, I would take the $9100.00, take another $5,000.00 and take summer long collecting trip out West. Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana, Washington, Oregon, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, etc, etc. You get the idea.

Only one problem, I would need that much more again in Drawers, Entomology Cabinets and pins. But what a journey It would be.

Of course there are some who would buy the specimen $9,100.00 and enjoy sitting in an easy chair, specimen in hand and a glow from his face.

Or, take that $9,100.00 go down the Mandy's Gentleman Club pick some gorgeous blonde with beautiful boo.....ah, just a thought.

But if it was really me, I would take that $9,100.00, and take Momma to the Vigin Islands. I can only imagine!!!

[johnnyboy]

Looking at Adam's link, and considering everything else this does look a bit strange. Just hope that nobody gets stung.

Johnny

[Vadim]

I have 2 pair Megachile pluto