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"...When you're crazy enough to try and feed Nauphotea cinerea to OBTs...after just getting two vaccines in each arm..."
Thanks,
Arthroverts
Thanks,
Arthroverts
I know this one too well... get anxious every time I think abut all the cool stuff I'm missing under the debris along the side of the road. If only that leaf pile were a foot closer to the fence...When you begin to wonder what lives under the rocks in your neighbors garden.
did that actually happen?!When you need to explain to airport security that your nets and pooter are indeed simple tools for collecting inverts, not instruments of international terrorism.
Yes, the airport websites unfortunately did not have any guidelines on this sort of equipment. They pulled my suitcase over at the screening and asked me to explain what it is.did that actually happen?!
I know, it was really strange. They seemed adamant that I was hiding something.wow. guess they find people liking inverts hard to believe.
I have had the same thing happen to me!! I always get such puzzled looks!! I even had dried specimens and they were so grossed out that they just looked at me like I was the weirdest guy on earth and let me go through. Its always enjoyable to watch their faces as they look on in my bag with such puzzlement, confusion, and then shock.Yes, the airport websites unfortunately did not have any guidelines on this sort of equipment. They pulled my suitcase over at the screening and asked me to explain what it is.
I stated that it’s equipment to collect insects and invertebrates. I probably would’ve been better off telling them it was sports stuff as they gave me a look of apprehension. The reasoning behind this was so alien to them that I don’t think they believed me.
I was mildly interrogated over what ‘substances’ I intended to keep in my tub and there was even a small thread of reasoning that I would bludgeon someone over the head or smuggle something in my sweepnet.
Then my pooter was believed to be a bong, etc. I eventually just stuck it all in carry luggage, didn’t stop them from cutting the butt of my sweepnet handle (hollow metal) to ensure nothing was hidden. They were of course just doing their job but the likelihood of me disguising a terroristic plot with an attention drawing cover instead of in a toiletry bottle or golf kit seems rather low.
“When your coworkers bring you random spiders they have found in their house/garage/car/kids hair/shoes in some type of beverage bottle turned into a makeshift enclosure to work as presents”..."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
What's funny is this means it's probably easier to take live invertebrates with you than the stuff you use to catch them.Yes, the airport websites unfortunately did not have any guidelines on this sort of equipment. They pulled my suitcase over at the screening and asked me to explain what it is.
I stated that it’s equipment to collect insects and invertebrates. I probably would’ve been better off telling them it was sports stuff as they gave me a look of apprehension. The reasoning behind this was so alien to them that I don’t think they believed me.
I was mildly interrogated over what ‘substances’ I intended to keep in my tub and there was even a small thread of reasoning that I would bludgeon someone over the head or smuggle something in my sweepnet.
Then my pooter was believed to be a bong, etc. I eventually just stuck it all in carry luggage, didn’t stop them from cutting the butt of my sweepnet handle (hollow metal) to ensure nothing was hidden. They were of course just doing their job but the likelihood of me disguising a terroristic plot with an attention drawing cover instead of in a toiletry bottle or golf kit seems rather low.