Thread subject: Diptera.info :: Studying Insects without Collecting?

Posted by firefly on 12-10-2007 19:34
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To protect some species we need to know what they are, because a rare specie may be similar to a common one. Sometimes only cheking genitalia and other aspects we have a final and correct veridict.
I?m studying Lampyridae and other bioluminescent beings, and ?poor of me? if I couldn?t get samples for ADN studies, for ID studies,for behaviour studies, etc,etc... And fortunately I don?t need to kill them, I just keep them, and then when they die, I will study their body structures.
This is much more ecollogical than most people think.:)

Edited by firefly on 12-10-2007 19:36