Lack of any kind of insect (Alaska)
February 5, 2010
We are here temporarily (Fairbanks AK), and I have not seen one insect of any kind in three months! It’s really creepy! Not even a house related “bug”. Just one spiderweb. Now even dust bunnies make me jump, as I’m like someone waiting for a balloon to pop. I suppose I’ll pay for this later when the mosquitoes hatch, but it’s sure fun to look at your website for now….
J Sugino
Dear J,
We are sorry to hear about the dearth of insects in Alaska, and your subsequent withdrawals, but it is currently winter there. We are happy to hear you are getting some pleasure from our website, and we assure you that come spring, you will undoubtedly be graced with some Alaskan insect wildlife.
Content Use in Magazine
I love your website and was interested in publishing info about 1 bug in a local inflight magazine here in Costa Rica. It’s a bimonthly publication that reaches about 75,000 people per edition. We would credit your website and include the URL with each featured bug. It would also be translated into Spanish (bilingual pub.). Would this be of interest to you?
Claire Saylor
http://www.naturelandings.com
Yes. Please provide additional details. Do you want to use images from the website? Content from the website?
Thanks
Daniel Marlos
Dear Daniel,
Thank you for your quick response! The idea would be to post it in the same Q&A format that you use with the photo submitted by the reader (we could probably find the species picture elsewhere if that poses a problem, but the details are key to show what part of CR the bug is found in). It would only be 5 total bugs (1 per edition) as a side bar. If you have any other ideas please send them on, and I hope to hear from you soon!
Regards,
Claire Saylor
OR — I can submit a bug picture with an answer from you guys to start the section and we get our readers to submit future photos so it wouldn’t be reproduction and both your website and our magazine can publish the answer. Tell me if you prefer this option!
Claire
Hi again Claire,
I am fine with the photos and credit being used provided there is a credit. Clicking the photos on the posting will provide a larger file that would probably be better for print. Older postings do not have that feature, so the images on the website are smaller. If you want to submit photos for use on the website, that is also fine, but as summer approaches, the number of letters greatly increases, and unless you catch my attention (putting Daniel in the subject line as well as the subject helps) letters might get overlooked.
Thanks for your interest.
Daniel
Dear Daniel,
That sounds great! I appreciate your interest in collaborating. How would you like the credit to read? Two options are I could write a short intro about teaming up with Whats That Bug and put your website URL at the bottom, Or just write a formal credit line: “This information was provided courtesy of www.Whatsthatbug.com, for more information on Costa Rican insects, visit their website”
Our next edition doesn’t come out till April so there’s some time to think it through!
Best regards,
Claire Saylor
What’s That Bug?
January 27, 2010
Hi,
I just published an article on my site, “Top 25 Entomology Blogs” ( http://www.onlinedegree.net/top-25-entomology-blogs/ ). First, I am happy to let you know that your site has been included in the article and if you have any questions about that article, how your site is described, etc. I wanted to let you know that you should feel free to email me. In addition, I thought I would bring it to your attention in case you think your readers might find it interesting and consequently would consider giving the article a mention on your site.
In any case, thanks for your time!
Best,
Anna Miller
Hi Anna,
Thanks for including us on your list and we have posted the link on our homepage. It will eventually archive to fanmail. We checked out the competition, and we are proud that unlike most of your awardees, we actually post daily.
Daniel
Permission to use a photo from your website?
January 12, 2010
Hello,
Wonderful site!!!
My name is Daniella Martin, and I am an edible insect enthusiast. I am compiling a list of edible insects, and I would very much like to have your permission to use the photo of a Mexican Leafcutter Ant that you have on the following page of your website: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/08/11/mexican-edible-leafcutter-ant/
My website, www.girlmeetsbug.com, is dedicated to educating people about edible insects, and the potential thereof to help solve world hunger, and reduce CO2 emissions and pesticide use. It is non-commercial.
May I have permission to use this photo on my website?
Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
Daniella Martin
Yes you may Daniella,
If we have time, we can search our old computer to see if we have a higher resolution image and we can email it to you.
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¶ Posted 12 January 2010 § Ants ‡ ° Also tagged: Thank you and best regards for 2010
Dear Bugman and all at WTB, thank you for the interesting updates over the past years. Wishing everyone the best for the holidays (vested interest to get more interesting updates when everyone is well). Cheers!
Melvin Poon
Bad colour choice
December 25, 2009
Bad colour choice on this page
that blue writing does not render very well against your background. It plays with my eyes. (Unless I have just discovered that I am colourblind to that particular combination).
Otherwise, I appreciate your contribution to both the web, and mankind as a whole.
this as an excellent resource for sharing such an outstanding knowledge with the rest of us!
thank you.
Carl
Hi Carl,
We checked and we are inclined to agree with you. We will contact our web host and recommend changing the color to a nice warm dark brown.
Our faithful reader R.G. Marion just sent us this lovely holiday greeting card with an enhanced image of a moth in the genus Tolype. We believe this is the first holiday card our website has ever received.
Greeting Card with Tolype
Bug inspired nail polish
December 16, 2009
Hello,
I’m a huge fan of your site and LOVE bugs. I work in the fashion industry and recently am working on a nail polish line where my first color is inspired by the green metalic beetle (I think there are a couple different ones). Anyways, please check it out here: http://needsupply.com/womens/dick-weed.html or on my site Bleachblack.com.
Best,
Kristin
Nice color Kristin,
We will forward this link to some of our fashionista friends.
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