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geekhack Community => Off Topic => Topic started by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 July 2017, 23:37:22

Title: Bug collection ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 July 2017, 23:37:22

Anyone got one ?

How does this work,  do you start by catching,  collecting local bugs ? or is this mostly an ebay thing.

Title: Re: Bug collection ?
Post by: tp4tissue on Sun, 02 July 2017, 23:38:38

is it considered cruel ?

Title: Re: Bug collection ?
Post by: nmur on Sun, 02 July 2017, 23:45:46

live or dead?

in museums and such i've seen some pretty cool bug displays, and they all look perfectly preserved with a fine pin through their middles

Title: Re: Bug collection ?
Post by: futurecrime on Mon, 03 July 2017, 05:51:17

You will need a very small crossbow to hunt bugs.

Title: Re: Bug collection ?
Post by: fohat.digs on Mon, 03 July 2017, 07:41:59

Use a net to catch things like butterflies or something like a plastic cup and a piece of cardboard for smaller ones. If you aren't squeamish bare hands are often easiest. You can also put bait in a cup laid on its side and wait for them to enter.

For killing, a glass jar with a tight lid and an alcohol-soaked pad in the bottom will provide a final high and a quick end, then lay them out flat so that they dry and stiffen in an attractive configuration.

Title: Re: Bug collection ?
Post by: romevi on Mon, 03 July 2017, 07:44:43

Check out the guy who made Pokemon.