In article , David W.E.
Roberts writes


A cynical word of caution :-)
I would recommend that anyone contemplating sending boxes of vine weevils to
the postal address first write (not email) to confirm that this is a genuine
request.
Students sometimes have an unusual sense of humour :-)))

Not just students ;-)

Many years ago, so I'm told, one of the Keepers (big bosses) at the
Natural History Museum was a keen beekeeper and had a couple of hives on
the Museum roof. It was the delight of junior staff to parcel up any
bees they found around the museum into a matchbox and post them through
the internal post back to the Keeper.

Bees do not like being confined in a matchbox for 24 hours or so, and
are very cross when released :-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm