Blood, flesh and stuff!

John Lane johnlane at nccn.net
Sun Oct 10 16:24:29 EDT 1999


THANK YOU LEROY
FOR ONE OF THE ALL-TIME CLASSIC, AMAZING, MEMORABLE AND REMARKABLE POSTS.
I LAUGHED (so hard ) I CRIED, I NEARLY HEAVED. . .
John Lane

Leptraps at aol.com wrote:

> Many species of butterflies and even some moths will feed on the liquids,
> including blood from fresh road kills. My father-in-law was a farmer, when
> visiting him early in the fall some twenty years ago, he slaughtered a hog.
> The pigs blood was soaked the ground and Polygonia comma and Polygonia
> interogationis visited the blood, just like a mud puddle club.
>
> I know a little bit about bait and bait traps. If you want Nymphlids,
> especially Polygonia and Nymphalis, take a small snake and or toads/frogs,
> mince them in a blender (I suggest you use a blender other than your
> families), add a small amount of table salt or rock salt, place in contain
> and into trap. For best results, keep moist. As the bait ages like fine wine,
> it works even better. The smell may be unpleasant, but it will work. I used
> this bait numerous times when I lived in the mountains of western Virginia
> and trapped Polygonia progne, Polygonia faunus smythi, Polygonia comma, Polygo
> nia interogantionis, Nymphalis antiopa, Speryeria atlantis, and Feniseca
> tarquinius in great numbers.
>
> Another tasty bait is beef liver and frogs. Again, mince in a blender with
> some salt. Add a small amount of water, seal in an airtight container and let
> age in the sun for a day or two (MMM-yum). Once opened this tasty bait will
> attract the above and then some.
>
> Turtles can also be used, especially box turtles. Cot or poke several holes
> in a dead turtles shell, add a pinch of salt and age in the sun. When you
> can't stand the smell, it is ready for the trap.
>
> All of this baits will also attracted hoards of flies. If the flies remain in
> the trap, their constant movement will remove the majority of the scales from
> the wings any Lepidoptera in the trap. To provide an escape, cut a two inch
> hole in the top of the trap and sew in a piece of 1/4 inch grit galvanized
> screen. The majority of the flies will escape through the screen. If you want
> the small moths, forget the screen and check the traps several times during
> the day to remove the flies.
>
> Water and salt help to slow the decaying process and increase liquids from
> the rotting flesh. It will also prevent fly maggots. I assume that phosphates
> and proteins are abundant in these liquids.
>
> Ready for lunch!
>
> Leroy C. Koehn
> Lake Worth, FL


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