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[Arthroverts]

Hello all, figured I should make an introductory post for this group on here like I have with other invertebrate forums. Unsure if this is allowed, but I don't think it fit into any other sub-forums, and I didn't see any rules against it.

 

Anyway, the Invertebrate Club of Southern California is, you guessed it, a club devoted to invertebrates (of all kinds) in Southern California, primarily centered in the Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and San Diego counties, but with members in the Central Valley and elsewhere as well. We currently don't have many ant enthusiasts (two that I know of off the top of my head, one of whom I know is on here) in the club, but hopefully some more SoCal ant-enthusiasts will join us here soon.

 

I look forward to discussing all aspects of this amazing hobby further with all y'all! I am also happy to discuss what it looks like running a club/society like this with anybody interested; the more organizations related to keeping invertebrates the better!

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[Arthroverts]

The June meeting for the Invertebrate Club of Southern California will be through Skype, on the 20th (Saturday), from 10:00-11:30 AM. Meeting link pending.

 

No guest speaker this time. Looking forward to discussing invertebrates with all y'all!

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[ponerinecat]

Interesting.

[Arthroverts]

Yes it is .

Gotta get a club going up in NorCal ponerinecat! I know there's a lot of enthusiasts up your way. "Invertebrate Club of Northern California: ICNC"

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[ponerinecat]

That would definitely be nice.

[Arthroverts]

That would definitely be nice.

 

I'll be waiting for the announcement ;D...

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[Arthroverts]

Hey all, we are currently redoing our club schedule, but we hope to have it ready here soon. I'll upload it here once it is completed.

 

EDIT: Oh, how could I forget! *slaps forehead*. Solenoqueen is now the leader of the San Diego Chapter of the club!

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

Edited by Arthroverts, August 11 2020 - 9:40 AM.

[FSTP]

That would definitely be nice.

 

 

yes it would

[Arthroverts]

Sorry for the break in posting meetings, been busy.

 

The September meeting will be the 19th, from 10:00-11:30 AM, on Skype. Meeting link available to those interested in attending.

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[Arthroverts]

Forgot to mention, the San Diego Chapter of the club is also up and running (led by @SolenoQueen), the September meeting for the chapter will be on the 20th (Sunday), from 4:30-6:00 PM, on Skype. Meeting link coming soon.

Thanks,

Arthroverts

[Arthroverts]

Hello all, the October meeting will be on the 17th (Saturday), from 10:00-11:30 AM, on Skype.

The San Diego October meeting will be on the 18th (Sunday), from 4:30-6:00 PM, on Skype.

I'd like to talk to everyone about a few things as we head into November, such as new club T-shirts, club events, meeting in person again, recruiting new members and member involvement, etc.
Looking forward to seeing all who can make it!

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[RushmoreAnts]

Glad to see you guys are doing well! It must be good to finally get together in person. 

[Arthroverts]

We aren't meeting in person again yet unfortunately, that's something we're going to talk about at this meeting.

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[Arthroverts]

Hello all, the meeting is this Saturday (21st), and we're pushing back the start to 11:00 and going to 12:30. We will be meeting on Skype. Since we take a break from meeting in December this is the last club meeting of 2020 (and yes, we are combining the San Diego chapter meeting with the main meeting).

 

We will be having our Thanksgiving-for-Christmas-in-November event at this meeting, and as such only club members are allowed to attend.

 

Looking forward to seeing all who can make it!

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[Arthroverts]

StrickyAnts, PM me. Just need your email address, phone number, and for you to have a band.us account.

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

Edited by Arthroverts, November 20 2020 - 9:17 PM.

[M_Ants]

What exactly do you do on the Skype calls? 

[Arthroverts]

What exactly do you do on the Skype calls? 

 

Excellent question! Usually we discuss invertebrates of all sorts, depending on who comes. Occasionally we have guest speakers/raffles, and announcements and ideas are also kicked around. Basically as close as we can get to a physical meeting (which will hopefully resume sometime in 2021) virtually, ha ha.

Tomorrow we are having a special event to close out 2020 as a club, but after the first bit of the meeting I imagine we will be back to discussing invertebrates as per usual.

 

Aside from meetings we also do collecting trips, attend reptile shows together, etc., and hopefully we will start doing clean-ups in trashed habitats as well.

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

[Ants_Dakota]

 

What exactly do you do on the Skype calls? 

 

Excellent question! Usually we discuss invertebrates of all sorts, depending on who comes. Occasionally we have guest speakers/raffles, and announcements and ideas are also kicked around. Basically as close as we can get to a physical meeting (which will hopefully resume sometime in 2021) virtually, ha ha.

Tomorrow we are having a special event to close out 2020 as a club, but after the first bit of the meeting I imagine we will be back to discussing invertebrates as per usual.

 

Aside from meetings we also do collecting trips, attend reptile shows together, etc., and hopefully we will start doing clean-ups in trashed habitats as well.

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

 

sounds awesome! if i was there, i would join!

[Arthroverts]

 

 

What exactly do you do on the Skype calls? 

 

Excellent question! Usually we discuss invertebrates of all sorts, depending on who comes. Occasionally we have guest speakers/raffles, and announcements and ideas are also kicked around. Basically as close as we can get to a physical meeting (which will hopefully resume sometime in 2021) virtually, ha ha.

Tomorrow we are having a special event to close out 2020 as a club, but after the first bit of the meeting I imagine we will be back to discussing invertebrates as per usual.

 

Aside from meetings we also do collecting trips, attend reptile shows together, etc., and hopefully we will start doing clean-ups in trashed habitats as well.

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts

 

sounds awesome! if i was there, i would join!

 

And I can say the same to you about the SoDAK!

 

Anyways, it was an awesome meeting today, we had some great conversations and shattered all attendance records for either virtual or physical meetings .

 

Thanks,

 

Arthroverts