Insect Season

Spring is upon The Bone Room, and we all know what that means. Insects! We are in prime insect-hunting season, so order your collecting supplies and get out there. Visit http://www.boneroom.com/insects/supplies.html to peruse our full line of collecting supplies, including nets, pins, and storage boxes.

To further assist our local customers in discovering the six-legged beasties in their own backyard, we have some new field guides available. We have the classic Peterson Field Guide: Insects, and for the newcomer we have both Insects and Butterflies and Moths from the Peterson First Guides Series. For the younger set we have Insects of Northern California, a very informative introduction to our most common local insects. And for the dragonfly fanatic, we now carry Common Dragonflies of California: A Beginner's Pocket Guide. These books and more can be found at in our book section.

• Peterson Field Guide: Insects, $19
• Peterson First Guides: Insects, $5.95
• Peterson First Guides: Butterflies and Moths, $5.95
• Insects of Northern California, $12.95
• Common Dragonflies of California: A Beginner's Pocket Guide, $9.95

Return of the Jumping Bean

After more than a year's wait, we once again have Mexican Jumping Beans! The 2004 crop of jumping beans was lost to a blight, but fortunately this year is one of the strongest crops yet. Beans are $0.25 each or $1.50 for a clear box of three. Unfortunately, we can't ship jumping beans. But if you're in our neighborhood, stop by and pick up a box or two.

• Jumping Beans, $0.25 each
• Three Beans in a Box, $1.50

Los Angeles Insect Fair

The Bone Room will once again be a vendor at the 19th Annual Bug Fair, to take place at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County on Saturday May 21 and Sunday May 22. We will have a selection of our framed insects available for sale, as well as our ever-popular jumping beans. The Bug Fair is a kid-friendly event that all insect lovers will appreciate. Visit http://www.nhm.org for more information.

If you can't make it to the Bug Fair, you can still view our Insect selection by visiting our insect page.

New Primate Skulls - Vervets

After a long and painful period without, we once again have monkey skulls available! The Vervet is an affordable example of an old world monkey. These lively African primates live in large social groups throughout Northeast Africa, but are also found in laboratories and animal research stations around the world. We have both adult and juvenile skulls available with complete dentition. These won't last long.

• Male Vervet Skull (Chlorocebus aethiops), $150 each
• Female Vervet Skull (Chlorocebus aethiops), $125 each
• Juvenile Vervet Skull (Chlorocebus aethiops), $100 each

New Skulls - Exotic Parrots

Lately we've been awash in exotic parrots. These skulls come from birds common to the pet trade. Beautifully prepared, very white skulls. Mandibles are not removable. We only have one or two of each species, so order now for best choice.

• Black-Headed Parrot Skull (Pionites melanocephala), $75
• Blue-Fronted Amazon Skull (Amazona aestiva), $90
• Eclectus Skull (Eclectus roratus), $90
• Hawk-Headed Parrot Skull (Deroptyus accipitrinus) $75
• Mealy Amazon Skull (Amazona farinosa), $90
• Orange-Winged Amazon Skull (Amazona amazonica), $90
• Senegal Parrot Skull (Poicephalus senegalus), $60

Bargain Budgies

If you don't want to spring for the full-size parrot, we have some bargain parakeet skulls available. These little cuties are the small colorful pet species sometimes known as the Budgie or Budgerigar. Mandible is unattached.

• Parakeet Skull (Melopsittacus undulatus), $20 each.

Our Finest Articulations

We have acquired a new source for stunning, one-of-a-kind articulations of exotic animal species. Currently we have an African White Pelican, a Black-Collared Aracari (a species of small toucan), a kneeling Juvenile Llama, an adorable Captive-Bred Dingo, and a Jacana (also known as a lily-trotter) available. These skeletons are true artistic achievements, with careful attention to life-like positioning, reinforcement throughout all major bones, and lovely white color. Each is unique.

• African White Pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus), $1,500.
• Black-Collared Aracari (Pteroglossus aracari), $1,500.
• Australian Dingo (Canis dingo), $1,250.
• Jacana (Actophilomis africanus), $750.
• Young Llama (Lama glama), $1,200.