Insect collection display

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

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,

Few people know that I have been studying entomology for over six years. Insects fascinate and captivate me. While many people fear these tiny creatures, I find them amazing. Their structure, coloration, behavior, and complex life organization are truly a marvel of nature to me. Unfortunately, due to human impact on the environment, the populations of many insect species are rapidly declining. This is deeply concerning, as the disappearance of these unique beings leads to a disruption of the…

An online resource devoted to North American insects, spiders and their kin, offering identification, images, and information.

Butterfly Gallery Wall Section 5 Framed Butterflies, Entomology, Natural Science

I mentioned before how much I liked making an insect collection when I was in sixth grade, and I think I enjoyed it even more this time. The children did most of the actual hunting, but it was so exciting every time we found a new insect! There were a few other insects we would have liked to find: a katydid, a stick insect, a centipede (not an insect, but we still wanted one), and a bigger moth. But we really got most of the things we hoped to get, and we love the way our collection looks…

Real insect collection in a 10x10 in shadows box.

My first insect case.

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