Bug taxidermy diy

We love finding new specimens to add to Elliot’s nature collection. They’re a great resource for his nature studies and I’ve really enjoyed refining my process of preserving specimens over the past couple of years. I have a bit of experience pinning a variety of different insects, but am most familiar with butterflies and moths,

Long term preservation of organisms either plant or animal in the best possible condition is known as specimen preservation.

Expert tips for collecting, thawing, and displaying your bug collectionIf you want to start building up an insect collection, it's so easy to find and pin any bug that you find. Pinning is the perfect way to preserve and display insects,...

Entomologists on Twitter got all excited last week when a tutorial for preserving insects in hand sanitizer was passed around. As a teacher and an entomologist who does a lot of aquatic insect out…

REAL INSECT ART: We make this handmade glass dome with a real dried dead insect, and each insect has been carefully preserved to retain its natural beauty, allowing you to bring the wonders of nature into your home. DOME SIZE: 3 x 6,3 inches (8cm x 16cm). The transparent glass domes not only offer an unobstructed view of the preserved taxidermy, allowing you to appreciate their beauty from every angle, but can also be easily removed for a closer inspection of the specimen. PRODUCT FEATURES…

How to make faux map paper moth art work. Three different designs to choose from, these would make a lovely gift if you use a special map.

“I get up, I make coffee, and I think about bugs,” says Ali Beckman, whose Instagram account @SoFlyTaxidermy has more than 145K fans. While her goal is “to make people laugh” and see the beauty in insects, her gritty cartoons often address serious topics. Writer Dason Anderson asked Beckman about her work — and her book deal.

When my boys found a stunning (also dead) dragon fly, I wondered if we could preserve it in resin to keep. Like museum specimens or old-school paperweights …