BensBeasts1
Cerambycidae
Next summer I am going to St. Thomas USVI, are there any insects I can bring back and how would I find a Tarantula there?
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Insects and Invertebrates of St. Thomas USVI
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Some long horns and probably coconut rhino beetles but I’m not sure
I have a book of butterflies and other insects of the Eastern Caribbean.-It's a small book, only 85 pages, but there are a lot of all the orders
represented, it'll vary from island to island, and the time of year, even in the tropics. There are a number of beetles, lots of butterflies and moths,
and other insects. Bringing them back, I couldn't guess, but it's probably something you need to have a permit for to do legally. When I visited
the Dominican Republic years ago, I went with a group and nobody declared anything, I even brought back livestock. A tourist destination like that
is going to have less scrutiny than say, Columbia or Peru. Act naturally...
represented, it'll vary from island to island, and the time of year, even in the tropics. There are a number of beetles, lots of butterflies and moths,
and other insects. Bringing them back, I couldn't guess, but it's probably something you need to have a permit for to do legally. When I visited
the Dominican Republic years ago, I went with a group and nobody declared anything, I even brought back livestock. A tourist destination like that
is going to have less scrutiny than say, Columbia or Peru. Act naturally...
It's an easy mistake, unfortunately, nearly all interstate shipping, even of natives legally requires a permit, importing from off shore is going to be prohibited
as well. Even shipping deadstock can require a permit if it's out of the country. I got into an argument once with a postal clerk and stomped off to a different
post office where I changed my declaration form.