masonboro37 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 tijggie.jpg This is my great little "Tijgertje" 2 weeks ago I had to put her asleep. she was 19 years old It is quiet in the house without her. I feel for you with the loss of Tijgertje. I had a had to put to sleep 2 cats last year and it was so hard. One was 21 and the other 16. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 Having to let go of a pet is so difficult. I don’t think I will own any more pets. At my age, I worry about them outliving me. Here is a photo of my daughters pet “Texas Ironclad Beatle”. sparkle.jpg Its name is “Sparkle”. Common Name: "Ironclad" beetle Scientific Name: Zopherus nodulosus haldemani Horn Order: Coleoptera Description: The striking adult beetle is 5/8 to 1 3/16 inch long and the body is adorned by a black and creamy white blotchy color pattern. Its exoskeleton (integument) is extremely hard. Other species of the genus Zopherus, which contains 19 species, are known from western Texas. This beetle family (Zopheridae) is closely related to Tenebrionidae. Life Cycle: Development progresses through egg, larvae, pupal and adult stages. Little is known about the biology of this species. Habitat and Food Source(s): Mouthparts are for chewing. Larval and pupal stage of this insect have been collected from the dead wood of pecan, which apparently serves as the developmental site for this species. Adult beetles have been collected from trunks of oak trees in the College Station, Texas area. Adult beetles are thought to feed on lichens growing on trunks of these trees. This beetle can be found clinging onto the trunks of trees or outer walls of homes in wooded areas. They are extremely difficult to kill in a killing jar and several hours may be needed for success. Pest Status: Found in the central portion of Texas and south into Mexico; not known to damage live plants and is medically harmless. True ironclad beetle species occur in California. Great, an insect! Love that beetle! I raise some insects too: These are Walnut Sphinx moth caterpilars. This is a Luna moth that hatched from a cocoon I found. These are Io moth cocoons. These are beautiful moths! I have a picture of an adult for my profile pic. This is an adult Promethea moth. These are some Question Mark butterflies hatching from their chrysalises. My favorite. An adult Cecropia moth. Most have a wingspan of 4-6 inches, but mine was a whopping seven inches across! I am overwintering many butterfly and moth chrysalises and cocoons. They will hatch this spring! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 ...006 (9).JPG These are some Question Mark butterflies hatching from their chrysalises... Question Mark, or Comma? "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 I believe they are Question Marks, sometimes the markings are variable like that. I found about a dozen Polygonia sp. caterpillars on an elm tree, and several hatched as Question Marks. Others looked like Commas, but since they were quite close to each other I call them all Question Marks. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy 55 Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 My new baby is growing up. It's my bone!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donckey Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Thanks Masonboro likewise for you two cats. The problem with me was that I knew it was the best for the little one, but still i felt like an executioner Fossilfinder those are nice wingedspecies how old do they get? And I just wonder: Are there fossil butterflies or caterpillars? Worthy, I like your baby! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Thanks Masonboro likewise for you two cats. The problem with me was that I knew it was the best for the little one, but still i felt like an executioner Fossilfinder those are nice wingedspecies how old do they get? And I just wonder: Are there fossil butterflies or caterpillars? Worthy, I like your baby! Peter Since many of the moths and butterflies I raised were from caterpillars I found, it would be tough to put a lifespan on them. However, some I raised from eggs I collected. For example, a Monarch butterfly only takes about forty days from egg to adult butterfly. I'm not sure how long the adult lives after that. This is a very fast live cycle, because I have some other slower species that hatched from eggs in late spring/early summer, spent summer as a caterpillar, then overwintered as a pupa. Monarchs can get three generations in a year, whereas others take about a year or two to complete. So, I would say the maximum age of the insects I raised would be two months to two years, depending on the species. Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Monarchs breed their way north in the spring, with each successive generation taking the genes further. The last generation of the year, however, migrates to their great, great grandparent's grove in the south, and overwinter as adults to begin the cycle again. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Here are my 2 dogs Nani and Lulu. Lulu just got groomed hence the bows in her hair. She took them out directly after this picture. lol Nani is almost 5 and Lulu is only 9 months old. Despite the big size difference they became fast friends! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrehistoricFlorida Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 (edited) Me and my miniature schnauzer, Leonidas. Edited March 27, 2013 by PrehistoricFlorida www.PrehistoricFlorida.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Not quite pets, but they are the next best thing : These live in the lake behind the house. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninthstargod Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 While photographing fossils yesterday, had to get a good picture of a few of the pets around here as they came by checking to see if I had food. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 Not quite pets, but they are the next best thing : 009-lake-turtles.jpg These live in the lake behind the house. that's a show I could watch every day, very nice "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 (edited) Ginger, 19 years old! Look's irritable, but is so old and content! My sweet Ginger! I had to put her to sleep today. I shall miss her greatly! Edited April 10, 2013 by masonboro37 Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share Posted April 10, 2013 My sweet Ginger! I had to put her to sleep today. I shall miss her greatly! I'm so sorry to hear Libby. "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 I'm so sorry to hear Libby. This was a tough decision to make. She was 19 and a few weeks ago just fine. All went downhill fast. Kidney failure and lost weight quickly. Thank you for your kind thought. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 My sweet Ginger! I had to put her to sleep today. I shall miss her greatly! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 My sweet Ginger! I had to put her to sleep today. I shall miss her greatly! My condolences Libby. It's hard to loose a family member. Kind Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 :'( Sad to hear that Libby! 19 years is amazing and hope she didn't suffer at all... They really are family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Sorry Libby. I known this situation, it is always difficult. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Sorry,My condolences Libby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Sorry to hear the sad news Libby. 19 years is outstanding and tells me she was very well cared for. I'll take this solemn moment to post my 'kids' pic too. We have a pet cemetery near here that has equal protective status as any cemetery and I got 3 of my buddies resting there. Here's Baybi and Jeegu to cheer you up a wee bit: Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Since many of the moths and butterflies I raised were from caterpillars I found, it would be tough to put a lifespan on them. However, some I raised from eggs I collected. For example, a Monarch butterfly only takes about forty days from egg to adult butterfly. I'm not sure how long the adult lives after that. This is a very fast live cycle, because I have some other slower species that hatched from eggs in late spring/early summer, spent summer as a caterpillar, then overwintered as a pupa. Monarchs can get three generations in a year, whereas others take about a year or two to complete. So, I would say the maximum age of the insects I raised would be two months to two years, depending on the species. Huzzah, insect facts! I can't believe I missed these posts earlier. Oh well, better late than never. I wouldn't call them pets but I've raised Eburia quadrigeminata, the ivory marked longhorn, before. These guys can take decades to complete their life cycle if the conditions are right. There are many tales of them emerging from family dining tables and such. It sounds strange, but it was actually quite common to have wood borers emerge from finished furniture many years after purchase before kiln drying became common place. The oldest insect 'pet' I know of personally is a queen termite that is kept in a high school biology classroom. She just turned 33 last year. It's said that queen termites can live as long as 50 years. "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Hi Libby, Sorry to hear about Ginger. I've had dogs most of my life and have had them pass on their own and had to put some to sleep, it's easily the hardest part of being a pet owner. Nineteen is a wonderfully old age for any dog and I'm sure you have countless loving memories of her. My condolences on your loss, I wish you the very best. "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Thank you everyone for your kind thought's about Ginger. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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