fake insects?

Can't interest you in a few pounds of real Asian ladybugs, can I?

American Science & Surplus Online at: sciplus.com search for "bug" lots cool stuff- bugs, bats, rats, other crawlie things... and an excellent source for the tinkerer to play with. They have a couple of stores (chicago and milwaukee) but will send a catalog that's well worth getting for the item descriptions alone.

Archie McFee online catalog is at:

If they don't have to be life-size, check the toy department at Wal-Mart.

A few years ago, when I was the systems programmer for a small software development company, I instituted the "Bug Of The Week Award". The application programmer who found the most interesting bug in our code received a certificate, recognition in a company-wide e-mail, and a many-times-life size plastic bug. I got the bugs in packages of ten or a dozen, for about five bucks, at the Wal-Mart just down the street.

-- Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)

How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?

You only got a few pounds to offer? If you need large quantities, give me a shout.

Mike,

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They have "real" fake house flies

J. Wake

mike nels> does anyone know of a source in the US for fake insects, such as houseflies