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The Stick-Insects of Great Britain, Ireland and the Channel Isles by Malcolm Lee, Gullrock, Port Gaverne, Port Isaac, Cornwall The Phasmid Study Group SEPTEMBER 2006 NEWSLETTER No 107 This Newsletter looks fantastic ISSN 0268-3806 in full colour. Go to the members' area of the PSG INDEX Website to view &/or download. National Insect Week Page 5 Page Content The Colour Page Editorial, Diary Dates, PSG Committee Stick Talk National Insect Week Eurycantha calcarata Observations The Kettering Show, Phasmids in the News Respiration in Phasmids Collecting in Thailand, Additions to Culture list PSG Summer Meeting Plea for Comments on Future PSG Meetings Database of Natural History Museum in Vienna Word Scramble, New Editor Needed for Newsletter Defensive Tactics in Phasmids Report on Pestival Word Scramble Answers, Survey Results, PSG Merchandise, Wants & Exchanges, Members' Website Password, Helpful Taxonomists Wanted Stick Insects of Great Britain Phaenopharos khaoyaiensis Article , Obituary. PSG Summer Meeting, Page 11. Which is the ant, which the nymph? Page15. NOTICE It is to be directly understood that all views, opinions or theories, expressed in the pages of "The Newsletter", are those of the author(s) concerned. All announcements of meetings, requests for help or information, are accepted as bona fide. Neither the Editor, nor Officers and Committee of "The Phasmid Study Group", can be held responsible for any loss, embarrassment or injury that might be sustained by reliance thereon. September 2006 Website: www.stickinsect.org.uk Newsletter 107.1 THE COLOUR PAGE! sp. by Chris Pull September 2006 Website: www.stickinsect.org.uk Newsletter 107.2 Editorial Welcome to the September PSG Newsletter; please read and enjoy. I am amazed at the wonderful " 'V^-r«, response I had when seeking contributions for this Newsletter. The quality and quantity of the contributions 7 ^j^p is second to none. The time, hard work, and research that has gone into them is truly incredible. Many, many * thanks to you all. In particular, I am very much indebted to Malcolm Lee for choosing the PSG Newsletter as the vehicle for his definitive paper on stick insects in Britain - all 8 pages of it! (I had considerable difficulty inserting the spreadsheets though - and so apologise that their layout is still a bit inconsistent). New Editor Needed. The December Newsletter will be my last! Yes folks, that is my bombshell; I feel it is time to hang up my editor's pen and let some new blood take over. I have had the honour of being the editor of the PSG Newsletter for over 5 years; when I look at my early Newsletters some of my efforts makes me cringe with embarrassment, however I like to think I learnt from my mistakes and built up the Newsletter to the remarkable document you see before you. But I feel I have taken the Newsletter as far as I can, and that the only way forward is for someone else to build on my efforts and take it to new heights. My other reason for retiring is that I want to do other things; I spend a considerable amount of effort on each Newsletter, and it seems to leave me with little spare time to do much else. That is me, others may be able to do a better job in less time. I have found it a lot of fun and very enjoyable. I have given a bit more information about the vacant editor's job on page 14, please read it before making your mind up on whether or not to volunteer for the post. Articles for the Next Newsletter. I would love to go out on a high, so if you could assist me by again sending me LOTS of contributions for the December Newsletter it would be fantastic. Please send me your articles, reviews on shows and meetings, drawings, photos, phasmid problems, answers to problems, crosswords, quizzes, puzzles, etc. (The new editor will of course want some contributions for the March Newsletter, so save some ideas for that as well, and I may assist them with a contribution or two myself). Regards to all, Mike Smith Editor PSG Newsletter. 13 Runnacles Street, Silver End, Witham, Essex, CMS 3QN, England, UK. Tel: 01376 584388. [email protected]. Diary Dates The 2nd European Biattodea Culture Group Meeting (Blattodea = cockroaches). Sunday, 1st October. 2006 - 11.30 am. Dorothea Bate Room (formerly called Palaeontology Demonstration Room), Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London. For further information please contact:George [email protected], or Judith [email protected], or ARTi- - " - ALL POTENTIAL NEW MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND. AES Exhibition Saturday, 7th October, 2006, 11am. Kempton Park Racecourse, Staines Road, Kempton Park, Sunbury-on Thames, Middlesex. (Contact: AES, PO Box 8774, London, SW7; For further information e-mail: [email protected]). THE 38TH PHASMA MEETING Sunday, 15th October, 2006, 11am. De Klaekeburg, Gronsvelderstraat, 142, 6229 VN Maastricht, HOLLAND. Contact:: Rob Krijns, Kristien Rabaey and Rob Simoens [email protected], [email protected], www - I nl. Agenda: 11am-12.15pm Lunch (drink and snack bar available), registration of surplus livestock. 12.15-12.30 talk by Dr. P.E.Bragg about the ""Phasmids of Borneo". Also books for sale: "Phasmids of Borneo" by Phil Bragg - 135 Euro, "An Illustrated Guide to The Stick Insects of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore" by Francis Seow-Choen - 30 Euro, (advance orders to [email protected]). Also: Exhibition "Phasmids of Borneo" by Joachim Bresseel, Talk by Chris Pull, Surplus distribution, Time for members to talk, then meeting ends about 16.30. Meeting organised with thanks to: Rob Krijns, Ernst Jansen, Jan and Leen Verleyen, Joachim Bresseel and Ellen, Bart Van Aken, Tim Bollens, Stijn en Pierre Bauwens, Kim D'Hulster, Rob Simoens and Kristien Rabaey. PSG AGM & WINTER MEETING Saturday, 20th January, 2006 - 11.30 am, Dorothea Bate Room (formerly called Palaeontology Demonstration Room), Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London. Make a date in your diary! (Full details in December PSG Newsletter). PSG COMMITTEE (full information of the committee's role profiles are available on request. Please contact any committee member for details) CHAIRMAN Judith Marshall, Dept. of Entomology, The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD, (Tel: 020 7942 5610; Fax 020 7942 5229) E-mail: [email protected]. TREASURER/MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY Paul Brock, "Papillon", 40 Thorndike Road, Slough, Berks. SL2 1SR, (Tel: 01753 579447 Phone after 5pm). SECRETARY (Shared role) Ian Bushell and Sarah Houghton. PHASMID STUDIES EDITOR Phil Bragg, 8 The Lane, Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2QP, (Tel: 0115 9305010). EXHIBITION & MEETINGS OFFICER PaulJennings 89 Brackensdale Avenue, Derby, DE22 4AF. Tel: 01332 343477. LIVESTOCK COORDINATOR Janine Fletcher, 125 Malvern Drive, North Common, Warmley, Bristol, BS30 8UY, Tel: 01179 604917, E- mail: [email protected]. LIBRARIAN David Robinson, Tel: 01908 653493, e-mail [email protected] COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Paul Taylor (PSG Website Master) E-mail [email protected]. Kristien Rabaey/Rob Simeons (European representatives), Cameron Die Konigin (PSG Competition Organiser), Ian Abercrombie , Vacancy (Holder & seller of PSG merchandise) [Please apply to Chairman] September 2006 Website: www.stickinsect.org.uk Newsletter 107.3 The Stick Talk list is totally independent of the PSG, though many Stick Talk list members are also members of the PSG. If you want to join the list, e-mail: [email protected] It's totally free of charge; and if you do not like it, just send an e-mail asking to be taken off the list. It is also moderated by hard-working moderators, so it's secure, safe from abusive language, and there will be no spam. As a Stick Talk list member, you will receive one e-mail on most days. Typical issues raised are in the following short extracts - enjoy. (Some typical photos from Stick Talk often appear on The Colour Page). Stick Talk is e-mailed to around 330 subscribers in around 34 countries worldwide. By Mike Smith GRUMPY INSECTS. On the subject of grumpy [stick] insects: yes I've had my share! The most' frightening' being a grumpy adult female H. dilatata (respect!). What I found helped me a lot with insects that detest direct handling, is to make sure they have some easily transportable items in their enclosure (for example pieces of bark or empty toilet-paper rolls for ground- dwelling insects and decorative leafless branches like grapevine for tree-dwelling insects) that enable you to lift the insect in and out of the enclosure while not being forced to handle it directly. In my experience, this minimizes stress and gets the insects gradually used to handling. So after a while you won't need the props anymore, as you have 'convinced' the insect that handling is not a threat anymore. Lisette (Netherlands). PSG SUMMER MEETING. Where were you all at the PSG meeting?!! I know it was a lovely day and most of you were probably sunbathing :o) but come on! the PSG only meets twice a year, surely you could have dragged yourself away for the day...! On a serious note, the PSG meeting was fantastic as always, but numbers were a bit disappointing. To all the PSG committee members: many people start going on holiday in July and we always have a slightly weak turn out for the summer meeting - would it be at all possible to request that we maybe have the summer meeting at the very end of June? - hopefully before many of us start having vacation - this may make it easier for more people to attend. If possible, I would appreciate it if this could be discussed at the AGM - thank you! Natalie Ford (UK). I too think the date of the PSG meeting should be brought forward slightly but for a different reason.
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