Ratmosphere Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 For those who live in warmer climate areas, every day could be an adventure of collecting various different insects. For those who live in the North Eastern Unites States Of America, we must patiently await season change to embark on our journey to explore nature in depth. When the weather becomes warm, I have personal spots that I am going to look for various vertebrates/invertebrates as well as some breeding supplies. My personal goals of this collecting season would be to acquire some Phidippus Audax, Phidippus Purpuratus, North Eastern Giant Millipede, Flying Squirrel pups, and an abundance of white rotting wood. What are your goals of this collecting season? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 My goals for this year are: Some healthy female Eleodes caudiferus, Edrotes sp, more Eusattus muricatus, some sort of tiger beetle, jerusalem crickets, Chlaenius serenicus, Chlaenius tricolor, more Alaus melanops, and some Harpalus pensylvanicus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlexW Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 Get more Calathus ruficollis for the Wet Substrate test and acquire ground-beetles in general. Obtain some darklings wild at forests close by Get more orange instead of white wood (seems more nutritious) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 for me..... early spring or late winter is the only/best hunting season for rugose/platycerus and ceruchus and summmer for tiger beetles :3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted April 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I would like to also find an egg sac of Phiddipus Audax. Wish me luck guys! Any other collecting goals for this year? Its getting warm quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Ugh, this weather is killing me lol. My goals this year are to expand on my collection of buprestids, cicindelids, cerambycids, and scarabs (specifically dung beetles). If I'm lucky, I'll find my first Buprestis rufipes. There's a nice wooded area near me where I know people have found them before, so that'll be a big one. I'm also going to be breeding some sprassids and ctenids this year, so that'll be fun too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 My main goals are still to catch more darklings and carabids, and I really want to try to successfully breed some carabids. I also wouldn't mind getting some more click and rove beetles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayden1611 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 My goals for this year are megasoma vogti, again,lots more wsrriors since there starting to come out again and vindex too, maybe some dynastes tityus and valgus too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Today was awesome. The trees finally are in bloom and wildlife is flourished. I managed to spot Cicindela Sexguttata in a sandy area of the forests, but was unable to capture it due to its speed. I also found a big stink bug. However, the time in the woodlands were harsh due to the amount of gnats flying behind my ears and trying to get in my eyes. My most lucky find today was some more rotting black birch breeding logs that are perfect in size. About a week ago, I also spotted at least 3 Phiddipus species of jumping spiders. Fun times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pannaking22 Posted July 31, 2015 Report Share Posted July 31, 2015 Well, had some success yesterday when I caught a female Phaneus vindex. I've also managed to collect a few new species of buprestid, but haven't had a ton of luck with those this year. Finally, I caught a Dyrobius sexnotatus longhorn beetle earlier in the month, so that was a huge score How's everyone else's collecting going? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted June 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2016 Any collecting goals for this year? I hope to find some Northern Black Widows along with Dynastes tityus adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWRay Posted June 17, 2016 Report Share Posted June 17, 2016 There are always new goals! This year I hope to add at least 5 new species of Chlaenius to my collection (1 so far). I also would like to find a few new species of Cicindelidae I dont have (1 so far also). I will be in AZ for tens days starting this weekend, hoping to get some C. purpurea at high elevations on Mount Graham. Maybe another Pasimachus viridans. And now that I know where to find them, I hope to find some pill millipedes on my late summer trip up to northern CA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ratmosphere Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Bumping this thread. Excited to hear some feedback! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Fox Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Darkling Beetles, Carabids, Euphoria, Dung Beetles, Mutillids and maybe some Geotrupids. in that order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Just more Tenebrionids for me, unfortunately I've got some health problems now that make it nearly impossible for me to go outside in warm, sunny weather, so I probably won't be catching any. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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