tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post583286162961575043..comments2024-03-24T19:02:41.190+00:00Comments on Martin's Moths: Unfair to mothsMartinWainwrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-12149905692862238942012-11-01T15:21:14.653+00:002012-11-01T15:21:14.653+00:00I love the increased use of digital over physical ...I love the increased use of digital over physical collecting. I used to be an entomologist who studied moths, but killing things in the name of science really bothered me.<br /><br />I feel awful for the friends and families of those who have died and all the people who have to figure out a way to clean up and move on, both here in the U.S. and in the Caribbean. Even though the storm is on the other side of the U.S. from where I live, I think we'll see its full impact in the coming weeks and months, e.g., elections, FEMA, economy. Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-59258506765359507142012-10-30T19:06:21.141+00:002012-10-30T19:06:21.141+00:00Hi Katie
I have to admit that when I was a boy, I...Hi Katie<br /><br />I have to admit that when I was a boy, I killed and 'set' them, as was the habit in those days. but now I find them safe places under big shrubs like rhododendrons where the birds won't find them. You have to be careful; as the summer goes on, I get the impression that for all their 'birdbrains', the blackbirds especially start to get a notion of what I am up to and take a keen interest unless i shoo them away.<br /><br />The humane state of things nowadays is all down to digital cameras. When I was young, we had hopeless (if endearing) Kodak Brownie 127s on whose film even the biggest of moths appeared as an unrecognisable blur.<br /><br />All of us over here are very sorry to see what is happening on the eastern seaboard of the US, btw, and send lots of sympathy to everyone affected. We've had a lot of flooding in the UK but your weather is so huge.<br /><br />All warm wishes..<br /><br />MartinMartinWainwrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383027708524885786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1939528489287886153.post-69839365337565558812012-10-30T12:38:23.476+00:002012-10-30T12:38:23.476+00:00Ugh, that is a drab color for its namesake. I thi...Ugh, that is a drab color for its namesake. I think many people are surprised at how colorful moths can be, but many moths don't have the decency to fly during the day when we would notice them.<br /><br />Say, what do you do with the moths after you trap and photograph them?Katie (Nature ID)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17730655720390625839noreply@blogger.com