Insect pinning

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My first insect case.

One of the best ways to learn about insects is to observe them up-close. Learn how to catch insects using a net, collect, and pin them.

Tips for an Excellent Insect Display- How to properly label and display your insects

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How To Start Pinning Butterflies and Insects If you plan on starting any type of insect collection, pinning your bugs is the most effective way of preservation for most types of insects with exoskeletons. At first glance you may think that pinning insects is as simple as taking your dried insect, poking it to a board a

Why its so Important to Keep Good Insect Collecting Data. When collecting cicadas or any other insect for that matter, it is very importa

Head to YouTube! Search how to pin a butterfly and follow it carefully. The best way to learn this is with a video. See the rest of this board for further instructions!

As you know our Family Hobby is Bug Collecting. This year the kids are each getting there own box to fill, with pinned bugs that they will pin and stage completely on their own. I Can. Not. Wait! I recently blogged about pinning a House Centipede through a series of photos, see it here. Tips for Pinning Bugs Beyond the Basics and Helpful Tips even vacation AS I wrote my draft I realized there's a series of tips to consider when pinning. I hope this is helpful to anyone who has been pinning…

To celebrate its 200th anniversary, the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University in Philadelphia — one of the world’s oldest and largest natural history museums — has gathered some of the gems of its collections in a new book, “A Glorious Enterprise.” To wander through the book’s pages is to experience some of the wonders of the natural world close up.

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Chicago bees pinned from our garden #entomology

I want this. With fake butterflies.

Preserving insect specimens in hand sanitizer