Insect taxidermy diy

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,

Who doesn't like a super cool insect collection? They're actually easier to make than you may realize. Whether you have a freshly-caught bug or a dried one, preparing it for pinning is simple, but it's also super important. If they aren't...

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

Butterflies are beautiful to look at, and collectors enjoy preserving multiple species to admire their wing patterns. If you've found a dead butterfly or captured one that you want to save, you can either pin it in a display case or...

I know with every DIY post we say something like “this is our favorite, cheapest, most simple DIY yet!”. But it’s actually true for this one! It’s a gorgeous DIY that’…

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…

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Collecting insects and learning to identify them can be a fun and educational activity that anyone can do! You can learn much more about th...