You know your really into inverts when...

[PillipedeBreeder]

„... When you promised yourself not to get any more invertebrates and yet a package with three new species is waiting at your doorstep.“

 

[Introvertebrate]

Leave that one to the porch pirates. Should be good for a laugh.

 

[Edan bandoot]

You get socks with spiders on them for Christmas

 

[Introvertebrate]

You get socks with spiders on them for Christmas

Socks with spiders in them. That sounds like a typical day in Australia.

 

[ThemantismanofPA]

You honestly debate whether or not to email an author/ publishing company to correct their use of poisonous and venomous in their new book.

 

[MrGhostMantis]

“…When you go from telling yourself you’ll never italicize scientific names because it’s too much work to being genuinely irked by the lack of an italics option in your phone’s text messaging system…”

Thanks,

Arthroverts

Man, I can’t tell you how much I relate to this…

 

[goliathusdavid]

Man, I can’t tell you how much I relate to this…

My favorite is texting entomologists and watching them slowly get progressively more and more frustrated

 

[Arthroverts]

My favorite is texting entomologists and watching them slowly get progressively more and more frustrated

So that's why they always like to use email...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Introvertebrate]

“…When you go from telling yourself you’ll never italicize scientific names because it’s too much work to being genuinely irked by the lack of an italics option in your phone’s text messaging system…”

Thanks,

Arthroverts

Italicizing them. I didn't even know that was a thing. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

[darkness975]

Man, I can’t tell you how much I relate to this…

Technically italics can be done but it's really clunky on a phone so I usually forgo it then go back later on my laptop and edit it.

 

[Arthroverts]

"...When you continually have coco coir or dirt under your fingernails..."

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Arthroverts]

"...When you can draw a catch-cup and catch the bug faster than the nearest person can squash it..."

"...When your light-trap setup is worth more than what it brings in all year..."

"...When you take BioQuip's closing personally..."

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[AlbaArachnids92]

"...when your postie (home and work) know where the "live" parcel is going before they check the label"

One who delivers to my house keeps my parcels on his heated passenger seat. One who delivers to my work changes her route so she can drop the parcel off early for me

 

[A cave cricket]

... when your mom tells you to release rare grasshopper you caught a week ago.

 

[SunRoseSpider]

...when you're getting serious about studying biology & start looking for textbooks to understand them better

 

[A cave cricket]

Biology Or entomology?

 

[SunRoseSpider]

Biology Or entomology?

Biology since I'm also interested in the plant science side of things and how inverts interact with the world around them, as well as their (sometimes non-invert) predators and prey. I think it's all interesting

 

[Introvertebrate]

..........when you look forward to all the inexpensive roach chow this time of year. This one got cut up and put in the freezer.

 

[Frogdaddy]

..........when you look forward to all the inexpensive roach chow this time of year. This one got cut up and put in the freezer.

I saw where someone made starter cuts on their pupmkin, then gave it to the roaches and they ate the eyes, nose, and mouth out. It was very uneven and scary looking.

 

[Smotzer]

I saw where someone made starter cuts on their pupmkin, then gave it to the roaches and they ate the eyes, nose, and mouth out. It was very uneven and scary looking.

Sounds horrifically awesome!!