well, after telling hornet that I thought they must hibernate, and all but giving up any hope of finding some at this time of year, I found a small colony of Velvet worms last thursday (sorry i havent posted back earlier, been a shocker of a last few days..)
so I have proven that they are still findable, however they were alot deeper in the log than usual, and very very lethargic until my body heat warmed them.
So, I now have enough to send to you Bryony, and will go back and dig deeper in the same log for you Hornet and see how I go.
now...how do I get them to you? when I find them, they are normally buried in rotted log to the point where you would think it impossible for them to move, so if i pack their containers with the log they come from, they will be well cushioned and safe. so will I have to send them with AAE? I have never done anything like this before so excuse my ignorance....