#insect preservation

[gregorsamsaisliterallyme]

im not sure how many of you can relate to this but the reson i enjoy taxidermy, insects, pathology, psychology, and the more "grim" and misunderstood subjects is because i, myself, feel misunderstood.

i think that's that same for a lot of people as well, we want to understand what others dont. we feel rejected by others so we want to be accepting of things that are strange to most.

i thought about this because any time i talk about anything to do with the dead, or insects, or psychology i always get strange reactions. and it made me think about why i like these things in general.

i want to understand the misunderstood.

it's always been so confusing to me why people dont get that.

but what do i know, its 11pm for me when im typing and posting this LMAOO

[popcorn428]

building a collection!! I found both of these dead (I dint believe in killing for art) I think they came out pretty cool though, if anyone has any tips on preserving insects I’d love to hear them!!

[arctic-hands]

Can anyone tell me how to best preserve spotted lanternfly wings? My only supplies are a small jar with a lid I'm gonna use to preserve the wings on, Mod Podge Dimensional Magic because I can't tolerate resin fumes and don't have any anyway, rubbing alcohol, vinyl gloves, plastic tweezers that have textured tips, and an intact dead lanternfly that randomly died on my window.

I've never preserved a bug or removed the wings off of one (I just want the wings), so I have no idea what I'm doing. Searching the net just gave me instructions on how to pin them, mummify them, or soak the bugs in alcohol, but none of them were about lanternflies specifically and I know their wings are fairly delicate.

(Also I really fucking hate bugs even dead ones so any advice on how to not scream or puke as I handle it or remove the wings will be greatly appreciated.)

[infinitequeer]

HELP!

how does one preserve insects for months on end?

I’ve trapped a few bugs to bring to my friends but won’t see them for at least 4 months and one of the bugs (a scorpion) started growing mold even though I thought it was dried out

[expertmistake]

Heheheheheheheheheheehehehehe i found a new bug to wet preserve~~~♡

I'm naming them Minny Stableton McMongrell. Yes their legs are in different positions, don't worry they are dead, its just vestigial nervous signals going off cause i found them just after they died (presumably of old age) near the nest on my house. There's no real control or life there, just random death spasms. I will be waiting to preserve this beautiful baby cause their stinger is still randomly extending and i would rather not accidentally crush them in pain.

[thebonejunky]

juvenile Carolina Wolf Spider corpses found in Lincoln, CA. preserved in isopropyl alcohol, glycerin, and water. i turned the one that sunk to the bottom into a necklace, im still trying to figure out how to get the others to sink. the biggest one(in the large bottle) is probably about an inch long for scale. this was my first time preserving an insect! (they're actually arachnids i know)

my oddity collection is now expanded. I'm always so proud when i find and preserve/restore the oddities myself :) i also found a crawfish claw on this same trip, and was gifted a bird skull my aunt found. once i clean those I'll show them off too.

edit: in first picture order their names are!!- Naberius, Coronabeth, and Ianthe. yes im brainsick

[mipmoth]

Volcarona variants

[rafefar]

Bees on Sagittaria lancifolia

Green Cay Nature Preserve, FL

[jastard]

Working on these guys again

[jahtheexplorer]

Spotted lanternfly

Hated by farmers, these little bugs are invasive planthoppers that came in a shipment from China in the 2012. Now they are everywhere. This one right here, was very photogenic.

Picture taken in the John Heinz wildlife refuge

[emmikatjohnson]

A real ladybug preserved on a real flower and a spot of lichen, sealed in a glass vial with a cork base.

All flora and fauna featured in this piece are real and hand collected and preserved by the artist. Insects were collected after death.

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[justme-again04]

I’m like if an avatar of the corruption was a non-binary college student majoring in entomology

[scoutingthetrooper]

tarantulabox

[neon-amnesia]

Only wet specimen I have at the moment. This is my pet mantis I had 2 years ago. I was debating on pinning it, but didn't have the stuff to do so. Went to the "not so recommended" method of creating these: used hand sanitizer. I had to change out the sanitizer once so far, it got too yellow. Can't get a good pic of it, but I like the magnifying effect it has. I don't know how controversial I can get on the internet when it comes to taxidermy and pets (not so great experience sharing stuff like that in the past), posting this for now.

[conservallama]

This is what talking to your insect pests feels like.

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[littlewigglers]

I managed to pin and dry my first millipede! I’m gonna replace the pencil with a stick to make it look like a nice scene once I get a little clear box to put them in.