I was in China for 3 weeks...
The good camera, with pics of, among other bugs, some awesome black and orange roaches, was stolen, but here are some, possibly all, of the pics from the less good camera and recovered from the first one before it was stolen, of the more important inverts I saw there.
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These moths were ALL over, especially in Xi'an. The secondary wings (don't know the correct term) are bright red.
This centipede was at the Ming Tombs, and is still alive.
This big harvestman was right next to the Great Wall. It survived multiple flights but died eventually.
This was on the Great Wall.
The last city we stayed in before returning to Beijing, Lijiang, was AMOST LITERALLY covered in Nephila clavata. Especially around the little rivers, there were trees blanketed in their webs, and there were a few huge spaces filled with webs only attached to each other. I can't emphasize enough how ubiquitous they were.
I brought back 3 males, 3 female slings/juvies, and 2 adult females. Two males, 2 female slings, and 1 adult female died; the remaining male and adult female are currently sharing a web, but I doubt an egg sac will come of it. She's about 2.75" resting legspan.
I was able to bring the Nephilas and the pede back for free and legally, in my luggage, after calling the FWS, USDA, CDC, and SF Office of Wildlife Inspection, and filling out Declaration Form 3-177.
There are more bug photos but it'll be a while till I get them sorted out.
The good camera, with pics of, among other bugs, some awesome black and orange roaches, was stolen, but here are some, possibly all, of the pics from the less good camera and recovered from the first one before it was stolen, of the more important inverts I saw there.
click for larger
These moths were ALL over, especially in Xi'an. The secondary wings (don't know the correct term) are bright red.
This centipede was at the Ming Tombs, and is still alive.
This big harvestman was right next to the Great Wall. It survived multiple flights but died eventually.
This was on the Great Wall.
The last city we stayed in before returning to Beijing, Lijiang, was AMOST LITERALLY covered in Nephila clavata. Especially around the little rivers, there were trees blanketed in their webs, and there were a few huge spaces filled with webs only attached to each other. I can't emphasize enough how ubiquitous they were.
I brought back 3 males, 3 female slings/juvies, and 2 adult females. Two males, 2 female slings, and 1 adult female died; the remaining male and adult female are currently sharing a web, but I doubt an egg sac will come of it. She's about 2.75" resting legspan.
I was able to bring the Nephilas and the pede back for free and legally, in my luggage, after calling the FWS, USDA, CDC, and SF Office of Wildlife Inspection, and filling out Declaration Form 3-177.
There are more bug photos but it'll be a while till I get them sorted out.
