You know your really into inverts when...

[DARAPTOR]

Which is not true, maybe.

 

[SonsofArachne]

Does that mean you're desperate? I just thought that was the normal way to get them!

Of course, there are those nights where you find yourself hip-deep in water, holding the flashlight in your teeth, getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, while trying to get a catch cup around a fishing spider before the batteries die.

And of course, the night you drive home barefoot and sans pants (to keep from getting the car's upholstery covered in mud) because that aquatic invert was just a smidge out of reach, but you were sure you could get it from the shore without having to take off your shoes and go wading. (Turns out, I couldn't. Leaned out just a little too far, slipped in the mud...and ended up soaked and muddy head-to-toe.)

This is a reference by Arthroverts to a post I made in another thread about hunting for Lethocerus americanus in a swamp on my dads former property. Never did find any after wading the entire swamp several times. In fact the only thing I caught was a fishing spider (Dolomedes sp.) which I released a few days later when it produced an egg sack.
You're braver than I, going in barefoot. Although, knowing that the swamp I was going into contained a number of broken branches and at least one large snapping turtle, I consider my decision to wear a old pair of shoes a tactical one.

 

[chanda]

This is a reference by Arthroverts to a post I made in another thread about hunting for Lethocerus americanus in a swamp on my dads former property. Never did find any after wading the entire swamp several times. In fact the only thing I caught was a fishing spider (Dolomedes sp.) which I released a few days later when it produced an egg sack.
You're braver than I, going in barefoot. Although, knowing that the swamp I was going into contained a number of broken branches and at least one large snapping turtle, I consider my decision to wear a old pair of shoes a tactical one.

It's not so much bravery as a different terrain. If I were in a swamp, where visibility was limited and snapping turtles or other hazards lurked, I doubt I'd go barefoot. The Arizona and California ponds or streams I've hunted are usually relatively clear and hazard-free. (And even then, if I'm actually planning on hunting aquatics, I'll bring a pair of water shoes. Barefooting it is usually a matter of randomly spotting something and deciding on the spur of the moment that I want it - or finding the water levels in the streams a little higher than anticipated, and not wanting to deal with wet shoes.)

 

[MrGhostMantis]

You know you are really into inverts when you pop out the window screen just to see what species of spider is in the web in the corner of the window frame.

 

[Arthroverts]

Does that mean you're desperate? I just thought that was the normal way to get them!

Of course, there are those nights where you find yourself hip-deep in water, holding the flashlight in your teeth, getting eaten alive by mosquitoes, while trying to get a catch cup around a fishing spider before the batteries die.

And of course, the night you drive home barefoot and sans pants (to keep from getting the car's upholstery covered in mud) because that aquatic invert was just a smidge out of reach, but you were sure you could get it from the shore without having to take off your shoes and go wading. (Turns out, I couldn't. Leaned out just a little too far, slipped in the mud...and ended up soaked and muddy head-to-toe.)

Well, in that case, I guess not...

..."when my friends and colleagues bring me every darn insect, redback and wolf spider that they find"
C'mon people, give the man tarantulas!

Yes! Exactly, ha ha!

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Madnesssr]

When the glove compartment of every vehicle is stuffed full of containers.

or he goes to get keys out of your purse to find he has to remove empty containers first.

 

[Madnesssr]

you find a freshly molted roach and hear yourself saying “look how pretty.”

 

[Ponerinecat]

... when you plan your entire life around invertebrates and spend your free time scrounging through tunnels in the undergrowth not designed to fit you in them.

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

When you have to remind yourself not to ask your kids brand new friends, "Hey, do you like spiders?" until they've at least started forming a relationship

 

[Arthroverts]

@ColeopteraC...

"...When you have to trim the roses, and you think to yourself 'I am wasting so much phasmid food'..."

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Insects Glorify God]

"....When your vacation locations correspond with areas known for their invertebrate diversity..."

Thanks,

Arthroverts

Nice to know I am not the only one to take this into consideration.

 

[Insects Glorify God]

..."When your spouse finds coco fiber in the bath tub..."

Hey all, you know the drill. Keep it clean, keep it cool, keep it funny. Let's see what ya got. Maybe we can do a giveaway for the best one one of these days.

..."because the sink just wasn't enough."

Thanks,

Arthroverts

I buy lots of large Cheese Ball containers for $5 at Wal Mart. My kids love the Cheese Balls and I take the containers as soon as they're empty. Lg. Invert Storage. Win, win!

 

[Arthroverts]

Nice to know I am not the only one to take this into consideration.

No, you aren't, ha ha!

I buy lots of large Cheese Ball containers for $5 at Wal Mart. My kids love the Cheese Balls and I take the containers as soon as they're empty. Lg. Invert Storage. Win, win!

Unfortunately nobody in my family likes the cheeseballs...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

P.S Love your username by the way. It speaks the truth...

 

[Insects Glorify God]

No, you aren't, ha ha!



Unfortunately nobody in my family likes the cheeseballs...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

P.S Love your username by the way. It speaks the truth...

Thanks! Maybe you could set them out at the lunch table/in the break room at work for a day or so. Just make sure your name is on the container!

 

[Arthroverts]

Thanks! Maybe you could set them out at the lunch table/in the break room at work for a day or so. Just make sure your name is on the container!

Now there's an idea...and I already have been given several lessons earlier in this thread on how to take the sticker off the jar nicely too...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Insects Glorify God]

Now there's an idea...and I already have been given several lessons earlier in this thread on how to take the sticker off the jar nicely too...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

Good luck on stocking up some new homes!

 

[Arthroverts]

Good luck on stocking up some new homes!

Well, what I really need are some lower enclosures for isopods. Got a P. pulcher needing to be rehoused too though...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Insects Glorify God]

Well, what I really need are some lower enclosures for isopods. Got a P. pulcher needing to be rehoused too though...

Thanks,

Arthroverts

Sorry, I don't have the "perfect" lower enclosure suggestion for you. I usually favor small storage bins. I have eyed those clear plastic spinach leaf containers though... I have yet to actually try one.

Also, for sticker removal, I usually use Goo-Gone and alcohol. Sadly, those Cheese Ball container stickers are the worst!

 

[Arthroverts]

Sorry, I don't have the "perfect" lower enclosure suggestion for you. I usually favor small storage bins. I have eyed those clear plastic spinach leaf containers though... I have yet to actually try one.

Also, for sticker removal, I usually use Goo-Gone and alcohol. Sadly, those Cheese Ball container stickers are the worst!

The spinach containers are actually quite good. The stickers usually come off without any extra scrubbing necessary to boot!

Thanks,

Arthroverts

 

[Arthroverts]

"...When quitting time is when your hands are so tired you can't catch another cricket to save your life..."

"...When you can catch escaping feeders with both hands simultaneously..."

"...When how bad your day goes is defined by how many times you can 'accidentally' spill the tub of feeders in a hard-to-reach place..."

Thanks,

Arthroverts