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The meeting was a blast! Tom answered questions on keeping isopods and springtails as CUCs, the ethics of keeping species collected in shady ways, his experience breeding various species and his experience with communals, what advice he would give on starting an arachnid-focused YouTube channel, how long fossorial species should go before getting a substrate change, and more. I can admit, he has inspired me to pursue tarantula breeding again, ha ha, and it was so great to learn more about his keeping ethos and views on education within arachnid cultivation. It was also great to catch up with everyone who attended, and I am excited for the next meeting already! Thanks, Arthroverts

Heyho everyone, welcome to July (and yes, the May and June meetings happened)! The Invertebrate Club of Southern California is starting up virtual meetings again until September, which means guest speakers! The ICSC July meeting will be on the 16th (Saturday), from 10:00-11:30 AM, on Skype. Tom Moran, creator of Tom's Big Spiders blog and an excellent tarantula keeping YouTube channel, will be coming to join us for this meeting to talk shop and answer questions. This is a really unique opportunity, and I am so stoked that we will be able to discuss with and learn from Tom. Bring your questions and thoughts, this isn't a meeting to miss! Thanks, Arthroverts P.S A hike/collecting trip is also being planned for this month, stay tuned to this station for details!

I agree with the P. flavipes identification. Tachypodoniulus niger is principally the only other large(ish) round millipede from there as far as I recall and they do not look like these specimens. Thanks, Arthroverts

@Drteeth might be able to shed some light on the earlier questions regarding the glow of C. sp. "Blonde Ducky". Thanks, Arthroverts

That is surprising considering when I had H. tenebricosa they ate very little, seemingly regardless of temperature. Thanks, Arthroverts

Be aware that iceberg lettuce is 96% water, so perhaps not the most nutritious thing to be feeding compared to other lettuce varieties. Thanks, Arthroverts

What's up everyone, we have three events planned for this month while we wait for those April showers to bring the May flowers. Hike We have a hike/collecting trip for ICSC members coming up on the 9th (this Saturday), from 5:30-8:30 PM, in Riverside County. If you aren't a member but want to come out, please contact me directly for more information. Meetings Our April meeting will be on the 16th (Saturday), from 10:00-11:30 AM, at Arlington Garden in Pasadena. I am stoked to be returning to the garden for the first time in over two years, and it's going to be great to catch up with all the LA county folks, old and new! We usually meet at the number 2 on this map (the place called Olive Allee), and there is plentiful street parking in front of the garden. As always I'll bring some sort of yummy-if-unhealthy (open to healthy suggestions) food stuff. Expect a number of club-related announcements (including info on some possible group buys!) along with all our invertebrate discussions. Looking forward to this, and I can't wait to see all who can make it! San Diego Meeting (from @Dragozap) We’ll be hosting our second in-person San Diego Chapter meeting on the 17th (Sunday), from 9:30-11:00 AM, at Lake Hodges Recreation Area in San Diego, at the picnic tables by the parking lot. Walking around that place for some time, there are a lot of scorpion and beetle species to look for around these parts. Hope to see you there! Earth Day Outreach Finally, the SoCal Trash Army is hosting us for a "bug encounter" on the 23rd, from 12:00-2:00 PM, at Lytle Creek Ranger Station, where we are going to be hosting an exhibit table displaying some invertebrates and providing a space for attendees to ask any questions they may have about "bugs". There will also be a bug hunt hike at some point during the time where we will be helping to guide attendees in their search for invertebrates and other interesting creatures. Even if you are already familiar with invertebrates, feel free to swing on by to hang out with us :D! Conclusion That's pretty much all I have for now, a lot of fun things planned this month! As always feel free to ping me with any questions, concerns, comments, or suggestions. Thanks, Arthroverts

Hello all! I am very excited to announce that this month we will be holding an in-person meeting again...the first in over two years! The meeting this month will be on the 19th (tomorrow), from 10:00-11:30 AM, at Hulda Crooks Park in Redlands. I'm super excited to finally start getting together face-to-face at meetings, as unlike collecting trips and the like these opportunities allow us to swap animals, bring along things to show, and talk about club stuff more comfortably. However, that's not all! The San Diego chapter of the club is coming back for its first scheduled club meeting! @Dragozap will be leading this meeting on the 20th (Sunday), from 4:00-5:30 PM, at Harry Griffen Park in La Mesa, and we both are super excited to kick off the SD meetings finally after two years of delay. All are welcome to attend either meeting! Anyway, the subject will again be invertebrates, with a few announcements to be shared, and we will see about recording some portions of at least the Redlands meeting to share with those who can't make it. We will have physical meetings until July, when the weather makes meeting outside uncomfortable, alternating between meeting places in Redlands and Pasadena for San Bernardino and Los Angeles Counties, and staying in La Mesa for San Diego County meetings. We will pick up with virtual meetings the rest of the year except for September. That's all I have for now, can't wait to see some old friends and hopefully some new faces too! Thanks, Arthroverts

Hello all, I'm not too late! The Invertebrate Club of Southern California's February meeting will be on the 19th (Saturday, tomorrow), from 10:00-11:30 AM, on Skype. This month we will be joined by Steven Barney AKA Beetle-Experience, who was behind the deregulation of Goliathus a few years ago and has been keeping and breeding beetles for several decades! I am super excited to talk with him about beetles and much else besides, this isn't a meeting you'll want to miss! Looking forward to seeing all who can make it! Thanks, Arthroverts

I wasn't in the hobby at that time, so I think you are confusing me with someone else. Checking our PMs on Beetle Forum I got them from you in May of 2020. Thanks, Arthroverts

Thanks for the heads-up. My specimens without a locale came from @Acro, but we couldn't trace them back any farther unfortunately. Wouldn't it be nice if DNA sequencing cheap and easy, so we could easily figure out hybrids from pure species? Pipe dreams of an invertebrate enthusiast I guess. Thanks, Arthroverts

My goal is to collect all species and variations of Blaberus and Eublaberus currently in culture. I counted around 20-something different stocks to acquire, and am currently almost halfway there (listed below), and only need marajoara to round out Eublaberus. Blaberus giganteus, suspect colosseus "Panama", craniifer, discoidialis, discoidialis "Banana Bay", peruvianus, Eublaberus serranus, sp. "Ivory", posticus, and distanti. Thanks, Arthroverts

Hello all, the Invertebrate Club of Southern California's January meeting will be on the 15th, from 10:00-11:30 AM, via Skype (we have six virtual and five physical meetings planned for this year). I am very excited for this meeting as it is the 3rd anniversary celebration of the ICSC! We've come a long way since January 1st, 2019 and I can't wait to see what 2022 has in store for us. We may have a guest speaker coming but that is not confirmed yet. I will have a few updates to go over, and since this is the first meeting of our third year be sure to bring your memories and scientific names. I'll see all y'all there! Thanks, Arthroverts

This meeting was over a year in the making from when I first invited @Aquarimax to speak to the club to when it actually worked out, and I can say that I am very glad we were able to close out the year with him! We discussed everything from fairy shrimp, to isopods, to how to start one's own invertebrate-focused YouTube channel, to perhaps starting a survey of Asbolus verrucosus behaviors across different populations after noting the difference in behaviors between Californian populations and those found in Arizona and Utah. All in all it was a great time and a real treat to learn from Rus's experience with a wide variety of invertebrates; personally, hopefully I can apply some of what he's learned with isopods to my own struggle with that order. We are now on our December break, and I will be continuing to work on the calendar for next year. Already looking forward to what 2022 has for us! Thanks, Arthroverts

November has come! The Invertebrate Club of Southern California's meeting this month falls on the 20th (Saturday), from 10:00-11:30 AM, and will be held via Skype. This month we will be joined by none other than Rus Wilson/Aquarimax of Aquarimax Pets! Rus breeds a variety of creatures and was one of the first private individuals to successfully breed, raise the larvae, and induce successful pupation in Asbolus verrucosus. Rus also makes all manner of videos regarding invertebrates, fish, plants, and reptiles on his YouTube channel, which I consider to be one of the best for general invertebrate information and discussion. Bring your questions and your scientific names, looking forward to seeing all who can make it and for the discussion! Thanks, Arthroverts