BS: Stick Insects

Subject: BS: Stick Insects
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 09:49 AM

here is the wenbsite of The British Stick Insect Society=
www.brookview.karoo.net/Stick_Insects/

have a look, its a good informative site.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: GUEST,MMario
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 09:59 AM

John - the variety of your interests astounds me! And so many people think there is nothing to you but curry and hamsters.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Dave Bryant
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 10:18 AM

Do hamsters eat Stick Insects ? Personally I think it's cruel to stick insects - especially if you use super glue.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Peace
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 10:40 AM

Stick Insects where?

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: wysiwyg
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 11:10 AM

Curried hamsters??????

:~)

~S~

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Ben Dover
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 11:12 AM

Steady ladies. Don't forget that jOhn is married to a hamster.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: GUEST,Ed
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 12:42 PM

LOL, John!

A nice spoof site. I particularly liked the FAQ:

I think my wife is allergic to Stick Insects. What should I do?

Don't worry. Masks are available from many retailers which will suppess some of the symptoms of Phasmid allergies, including most of those concerning vomiting and stomach cramps.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 12:44 PM

I see Ed is the only one who actually read the site!
some interesting looking recipes there!

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: open mike
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 03:21 PM

"Please send photocopies of your insects to the usual address"
wouldn't this get a bit messy?

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 03:41 PM

Q: One more thing - why is it that everyone you've mentioned on this website is dead, yourself included?

A: I really have no idea.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: open mike
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 03:47 PM

i prefer the real thing...especially Tessellated Phasmatids
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_hoppers/tessulata.htm
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_hoppers/StickInsect.htm
http://www.phasmatodea.org/
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent425/compendium/stick.html
here are some praying mantis pages
i have two egg cases which i found in my garden...and I am
watching to see if i can observe them hatching!
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2154.html
http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/mantids.html
http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/mantids/praying/
http://www.geocities.com/brisbane_hoppers/Mantids.htm

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Joybell
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 06:10 PM

My grandson is caring for his school class-room's stick insects on weekends. They are a popular pet here at the moment. He tells me that they can tell the gender of them and they give them appropriate names. My daughter awaits weekends with some trepidation. She's afraid the precious pets might die while in the family's care. Joy

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 06:48 PM

I used to have 2 stick insects. We couldn't tell what sex they were but they obviously could. They laid copious eggs which we managed to hatch some a few times, then we had about 60 stick insects.

The budgie got one that got out. Didn't think much of it as a perch and even less as a snack.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 09:30 PM

I am sure I have a recipe for these somewhere.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: JennyO
Date: 19 Mar 04 - 10:31 PM

If you had followed jOhn's link, you would have found these

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Shanghaiceltic
Date: 20 Mar 04 - 12:35 AM

I did but my recipes would be Chinese. Stir frying with a bit of garlic, onion and ginger (the three Chinese treasures) would still leave you with the crunch and add flavour. Dead easy to pick up with chopsticks too ;-)

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: JennyO
Date: 20 Mar 04 - 01:37 AM

Ah so. Chinese stir fry stick insects, maybe with some oyster sauce?

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 20 Mar 04 - 02:23 AM

What is long and thin and sticky ?
eric

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Dave Hanson
Date: 20 Mar 04 - 02:24 AM

A stick.
eric

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Rt Revd Sir jOhn from Hull
Date: 03 Dec 04 - 12:32 AM

Don't forget to keep your stick insects warm, now winter is hear, you can make sleeping bags for them out of cotton wool.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Peace
Date: 03 Dec 04 - 02:06 AM

Now wool comes from cottons? Thought wool came from--ah, never mind.

Subject: RE: BS: Stick Insects
From: Amos
Date: 03 Dec 04 - 08:04 AM

National Beauty Contest


As the 14th December closing date approaches, members and friends are urged to enter their Stick Insects for the annual Beauty Contest to be judged in the New Year.  Please send photocopies of your insects to the usual address.


European Law Change


After intense lobbying, the European Union has finally agreed to recognise Pashmids as insects instead of the previous classification as fruits.  This ends decades of misunderstanding.


These are really enlightening , John. Thanks so much!!! :))

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