I love your content this is the closest thing I have to entomology class other than buying college books online thank you for giving me this very valuable information is priceless
I love this! Im an elementary school teacher, and have started a collection for my students! They love seeing the local species, and my class is the only class that can point out different butterflies on the playground :D. Who needs printouts when you have the real deal?
How to pin and persevere a lacewing I’m 10 and I’m pining it tomorrow I have it in the freezer now and I’m really happy it will be my first specimen and not a fly or ant or a boring looking moth and I’m doing a mint green lacewing instead so I don’t whant to waste it!
Never pinned a bug before, but found a beautiful moth (have yet to identify) on a walk while camping about a week ago. I don't expect my pin job to be perfect or for the specimen to be fantastic (having to re-hydrate) but I think it will be a fantastic learning experience for me! I've never been science-minded--humanities student/novelist here--but I'm always, always excited to learn and try new things. Thank you for this video--it was exactly what I needed!
This is actually super helpful! I’ve been guessing my way through pinning my specimens so far ahaha. I also didn’t know the specifics about the pins! I’ll have to replace mine. Fantastic video as always 🖤
Thank you, personally I am very interested in bugs and I’ve been wanting to pin them for a while now for artistic reasons. Very good informational video.
Thank you for this! I've never tried pinning an insect but I caught a queen baldfaced hornet the other day and put it in the freezer to put it to sleep and really want to display it nicely because it's huge and beautiful.
i found some type wasp that had such a hard exoskeleton that it took a good while to get the needle through with out crushing the wasp. it was a black wasp with long abdomen
I'm not really planning to take an entomology course for college but this is really interesting because who knows I might actually take entomology when I go to college
Unrelated to video, but do you have a guide on aerial traps? I have heard these mentioned multiple times but can't seem to find any info on what they look like/how to make.
Mothballs. They really stink but they keep them out as long as you keep fresh mothballs in there. I think you have to switch them out once every three or four months. I have had the same issues myself. Or you could keep them in a very complex fridge raider/freezer where dermestid Beetles don’t live, but that’s not very likely. Unless you have a ton of money
Hey do you need to preserve the insects with something outside of the freezer or alcohol? Like some kind of nail polish or some other preservative. Please let me know so my first finds don't rot away. Thanks 🙏
I either raise as pets my insects or hunt/catch them in the wild in my local area in the Rocky Mountains. If I go on trips I also do a little collecting if I have time.
For live specimens or dead specimens? For live insect specimens technically they do because of the risk of messing with local agriculture and ecosystems.
@@connerterry4882 Yes they can be issued for private individuals, but you have to prove you have a good facility for them. If you volunteer to use them for educational purposes you are probably more likely to get them approved.
I love your content this is the closest thing I have to entomology class other than buying college books online thank you for giving me this very valuable information is priceless
Thankyou. Your words are very kind. Posts like this keep me going when making videos becomes a slog.
I love this! Im an elementary school teacher, and have started a collection for my students! They love seeing the local species, and my class is the only class that can point out different butterflies on the playground :D. Who needs printouts when you have the real deal?
Glad you’re getting good use out of my content!
How to pin and persevere a lacewing I’m 10 and I’m pining it tomorrow I have it in the freezer now and I’m really happy it will be my first specimen and not a fly or ant or a boring looking moth and I’m doing a mint green lacewing instead so I don’t whant to waste it!
Never pinned a bug before, but found a beautiful moth (have yet to identify) on a walk while camping about a week ago. I don't expect my pin job to be perfect or for the specimen to be fantastic (having to re-hydrate) but I think it will be a fantastic learning experience for me! I've never been science-minded--humanities student/novelist here--but I'm always, always excited to learn and try new things. Thank you for this video--it was exactly what I needed!
Glad I could help inspire you to enjoy nature and the wonders of insects.
You: keep it away from small children
Me: I am the small children
This is actually super helpful! I’ve been guessing my way through pinning my specimens so far ahaha. I also didn’t know the specifics about the pins! I’ll have to replace mine.
Fantastic video as always 🖤
Yeah make sure that you soften up the insect before you remove the old pins. Otherwise you could damage the specimen
Thank you, personally I am very interested in bugs and I’ve been wanting to pin them for a while now for artistic reasons. Very good informational video.
Thank you for this! I've never tried pinning an insect but I caught a queen baldfaced hornet the other day and put it in the freezer to put it to sleep and really want to display it nicely because it's huge and beautiful.
i found some type wasp that had such a hard exoskeleton that it took a good while to get the needle through with out crushing the wasp. it was a black wasp with long abdomen
If it had orange wings that's a tarantula wasp
You might have had the wrong size of pin. Also if the insect is fresh it is more flexible and easier to pin.
Hmm... That sounds like some sort of parasitoid wasp, perhaps an Ichneumonid?
Can you do a video on how to tack care of rolly polys and what you need? 😊
Yea, I need that
Hello! This may be a silly question, but I'm very new to bugs and pinning. Where would I stick a pin in a spotted lantern fly?
indigo instruments have really nice pin multipacks so if you're starting out you can have a nice variety of sizes! it was really useful for me😊
Thanks for sharing the tip. I have never tried their products.
I'm not really planning to take an entomology course for college but this is really interesting because who knows I might actually take entomology when I go to college
If you have time to it would be lovely if you made a video on how Beatles satea and chitin are made during the metomorphous phase.
Wow I don't have a ton of experience with that. Maybe one day if it become more applicable to my job.
great video as always! thank you for the lovely demo!! excuse my ignorance when i ask but what insect are you pinning here? it looks gorgeous!
Male giant prickly stick insect. It’s one of the species I raise in my office.
@@InsectHunter that's so cool!! thank you :D
I want to make a small collection of Brood X cicadas, so this will be perfect!
Thanks a lot. Do you have any advice on how to properly pin dipterans?
ty dude this helped very much
WHERE. IS. THE. LABEL. TEMPLATE.
Nice
I want to start pinning
But how do you keep the insects from turning bad? I have tried drying out a grasshopper but it turned black after a few days
Perhaps you need to submerge it in alcohol first. This video will help. ua-cam.com/video/BC-H8wTQjwE/v-deo.html
Very nice! Good job!
Thank you! Cheers!
Unrelated to video, but do you have a guide on aerial traps? I have heard these mentioned multiple times but can't seem to find any info on what they look like/how to make.
How do I avoid carpet beetles eating my insects? Edit: they mostly eat and lay eggs on my butterflies. They don’t really touch any of my beetles.
Mothballs. They really stink but they keep them out as long as you keep fresh mothballs in there. I think you have to switch them out once every three or four months. I have had the same issues myself. Or you could keep them in a very complex fridge raider/freezer where dermestid Beetles don’t live, but that’s not very likely. Unless you have a ton of money
Hey do you need to preserve the insects with something outside of the freezer or alcohol? Like some kind of nail polish or some other preservative. Please let me know so my first finds don't rot away. Thanks 🙏
Can you make a video about stag beetles please
There my favorite beetle.
If I can get to a place where they are native. I currently work in Idaho so specimen diversity is limited.
Where in the thorax do you pin a mantis?
Do you ever find thorn bugs?
Nope havent yet...
Nice 👍 have you ever tried resin to preserve your specimens.
Yes spoiler alert. That will be one of my next episodes I release haha :) In my opinion probably the best way.
Awesome 👍
is that one of the stick bugs you were raising?
Yes a male giant prickly.
I found an insect could you identify it if I emailed you a picture or video of it? I tried multiple subreddits to no prevail
Depends on the quality of the picture. If its a good quality picture you could send it to my email: theinsecthunter@gmail.com
Where do you get your exotic insects
I either raise as pets my insects or hunt/catch them in the wild in my local area in the Rocky Mountains. If I go on trips I also do a little collecting if I have time.
Do they provide PPQ permits for private use
For live specimens or dead specimens? For live insect specimens technically they do because of the risk of messing with local agriculture and ecosystems.
I’m asking because I’m interested in getting some leaf insects as pets
@@connerterry4882 Yes they can be issued for private individuals, but you have to prove you have a good facility for them. If you volunteer to use them for educational purposes you are probably more likely to get them approved.
Is there any jewels scarabs in your area
Not many. We live in a desert.
@@InsectHunter thanks
Dang