How to preserve bugs

Like many children, Otis loves his nature collection. He loves to collect items from his nature walks including dead bugs. In the past, we've stored his nature collection including his bugs in a lovely wooden box (it has sections and a glass cover) which has worked really well and looks beautiful on his shelves. But what if you didn't want the child to touch the bugs, what if the bugs were too delicate to be handled by young children, what if you wanted to pass the bugs around to many young…

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,

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

How to preserve insects in resin. Hopefully I can find a way to do this without having to go buy resin....

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

Insects are fascinating and complex creatures. Many people find enjoyment in preserving the bodies of dead insects. Individuals commonly preserve insects either for purposes of scientific identification and study, or as a personal hobby....

Like many children, Otis loves his nature collection. He loves to collect items from his nature walks including dead bugs. In the past, we've stored his nature collection including his bugs in a lovely wooden box (it has sections and a glass cover) which has worked really well and looks beautiful on his shelves. But what if you didn't want the child to touch the bugs, what if the bugs were too delicate to be handled by young children, what if you wanted to pass the bugs around to many young…

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

Preserve Insects in Resin: Do you have an insect you would like to display in a cool and interesting fashion? Then, you might be interested in preserving it in resin. Work in a well ventilated area. Make an attempt not to get any on your hands. It is very hard to clean off. I…

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...