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15 October 2005

Breed big beetles. You can love him and hold him and call him George...

post by: Wolfdog at: 10:13 | 9 comments

Or prehaps you'd rather just have a good howl.

posted by Wolfdog 15 October | 10:13

The Beatles had nothing to do with Howl.

posted by Skrik 15 October | 12:19

Hey, now there's a hobby. Your second "hold him" link is seriously creeping me out, WolfDog. *shudder*

posted by madamjujujive 15 October | 12:45

I can't believe I read that entire article, but I did. Fascinating, if strange as all get out. I just really, really hope that the guy who wrote that is an entomologist and not solely a hobbyist. Those photos on page 5 and 6 of the tons of tupperware containers and buckets - the guy is serious.

posted by mygothlaundry 15 October | 12:59

I knew a guy who kept tarantulas as a hobby. He had about 300 of them, and spent 2-3 hours a day caring for his massive collection. He seemed quite crazy to me. His friend kept rattlesnakes.

posted by agropyron 15 October | 13:24

That said... I want a giant beetle!

posted by agropyron 15 October | 13:25

If I could afford it, I would buy just about all the stuff at this Beetle Sculpture site... really cool work (go through the gallery pages, and at the end it shows a little about how they do it). A couple of nice Goliaths in there.

posted by taz 15 October | 13:42

[tightening collar up around throat]

posted by chewatadistance 15 October | 20:01

≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by MightyNez 18 October | 00:05

← a much less objectionable Bush revision || Two new poems →

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