Identification of Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, etc.)

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10.03.2016 16:40, ИНО

Stock up on a large number of freezer trays up to 2 liters in volume (different sizes). Wash everything well (usually they are sold covered from the inside with some aramatized surfactant that is very difficult to wash off), then pierce a number of holes in the side walls with an awl (the more moisture-loving the animal is supposed to be planted, the less). For every little thing, it is convenient to use jars from a photo booth. Buy a coconut substrate (a small chip of the outer shell of a coconut) from a gardening store. The uniqueness of this material is that it is well wetted, holds moisture well, does not mold, and also that the color can easily determine the degree of moisture. In Abkhazia, it is quite humid, respectively, animals can be moisture-loving, so it is easy to dry out on a trip. For transportation, the trays must be filled with a substrate (without tamping) for 2/3 - 3/4, the rest of the space after landing the animal is filled with a napkin or toilet paper, so that there are no injuries during shaking. Moisten to the state of the substrate in which the animal is caught, you can (and for some insects - it is necessary) mix with it. Naturally, this method is suitable only for arthropods burrowing or living in shelters, for dybok with acridae will not work, there, it is better to limit yourself to slightly damp cotton wool or paper, clamped with a lid. By the way, it is important to provide them with food, unlike spiders with scorpions, they do not live long without food. Moreover, dybki are quite picky in the choice of prey, our people prefer tettigonium, they eat large prus at the extreme, and do not pay attention to any trifle at all. At the same time, I had a case of death of a dybka bitten by a tettigonia. So pre-order before departure in fully controlled conditions. For adult bronzes, the best food is a ripe banana, but for some reason they often die on trips, the larvae are more tenacious. For them, coconut is not suitable, you need a substrate of last year's dead leaves, wood rot, peat (or humus earth), which makes up most of their diet. It should also be noted that trays made of thin polystyrene (better known as disposable) are unsuitable for larvae of bronzes, they easily gnaw through them. After loading, containers with animals are placed in piles one on top of the other (which is why ventilation should be done in the walls, not in the lid) and slightly fixed with tape, then packed in a suitable bag (preferably wicker to breathe, but if it is a plastic bag, then it is necessary to cut holes in it). In general, ventilation is important when transporting more than 2 days, before this period, unless the trays are filled with insects to the top, it is fashionable to score on it. Like everything. Those who are able to fast for a long time (for example, spiders, scorpions, ground beetles) can be kept like this for up to a month without any negative consequences, the transportation period of the rest is limited by the need for feeding. It is probably unnecessary to say that predators should be placed in individual containers. I will only note that the larvae of bronzes are also partly predators, and it is also better to keep them separate.