Please, before you go attacking me and saying i'm a aweful person like everyone else's comment, let me say a few points: 1. I don't catch multiples unless i have a male and female. 2. I'm not like farmers who spray pestisides all over the place to kill all the bugs. 3. If you drive a car, walk through grass or go out riding a bike, you've killed just as many insects as i have, only difference is i display mine and everyone else leaves them where they were killed. I do this not only as a hobby, but to be able to teach and educate kids at my local nature center and last year the event i volunteered at had over 1,000 visitors and i'm very happy to say there are alot of people who love insects just like me and not one person told me that i'm aweful or mean, these insects were killed humanely, not stomped on(don't deny it, i know everyone has done it at least once to a bug or spider)
ah I gotta ask, do you have any spiders that are in a collection display? Just wondering cause you mentioned spider when talking about people killing them, so yeah just wondering about that.
Yeah i have a few i collected when i was younger, but once i found out i couldnt display any for 4-h, i haven't caught any more, they have to be preserved in alcohol so they take up a bit of space
@@SRCReptiles Ok someone told me to go out and get this glue called mod podge which i got but im scared to use it don't want them coming out looking like glass or being brittle and breaking, i need something that is gonna soften them and then preserve them, any idea? I did the water thing setting them on a paper towel to let them relax and open but it's not to soft like i would have thought...
You're off to a good start with a nice assortment of species. I suspect that someone has already mentioned this, but it's important to label the specimens so that they will be useful for research in the future. It also helps you remember the details of when and where you got them as the years go by.
You can still record whatever you do know about them. The state, county or locality, the approximate date like the year or even the decade. "USA. Nebraska. 2000's" is better than nothing. I get labels from BioQuip and copy them onto cardstock at Kinko's whenever I need more. I do go through a lot of them. I use a fine tip pen you can get at art supply stores. Data could look like this: USA. Nebraska. Addison Co. Lexington. French Creek. 23 June 2012 A.P. Catlover- coll. I make a habit of writing data on the envelope or container for each specimen the same day it's collected. I have hundreds of specimens in my freezer, some have been there for 20 years, but the data is with them when I finally get around to pinning them. Research collections have many specimens donated by collectors like yourself and this material is very useful. It's good work anyone can do to contribute to a scientific database.
@@insectsafari doesn´t the insects dry out over time when you keep them in the freezer for that long? I have specimens in which have been in the freezer for a bit longer than a year and they´re totally dried out, impossible to pin unfortunately :(
@@mikaelandersson7594 Yes, they "freeze dry" and that's OK. Just rehydrate them like any dried bug. The method is in this video: ruclips.net/video/Yg9bvd5jdXE/видео.html
Very nice! You have some really cool bugs there and I've also very happy to see another person that loves insects as much as I do, and just so you know in case you're interested the correct pronunciation is Ik-New-Man and is spelled ichneumon! I really enjoyed watching this it was awesome you did a great job and I would like to see more that you have, sometime maybe I will get on there make a video of my collection and show them to you, recently actually today I have just received a new wasp in the mail a Pepsis wasp it has a wingspan of 4 in in a body length of 2in very large, I'll show you sometime you have a great day be safe and be blessed, your bug buddy Roy!!
Wow what an amazing and huge collection you have there sister! Your collection would go a long way in aiding the scientific community in their research even long after you and i are gone, if u label each insect with vital info like location (with gps co-ords), besides collector's name, date and source of specimen etc. When it comes to specimen collection, its location location location ;) Please dont pay heed to those "Holier than thou" folks coz they know nothing about the value of collections like these , even by amateurs. Greetings from India.!
Chad Wallwork i can make a video about it if you want😊 i'm going to be making some videos about pinning and catching insects, so i could add a video about wasps to my list👍😁
Around 3:00 on the counter the sphinx moth is the Six-spot Tobacco Sphinx. You missed the smallest yellow spot near the tip of the abdomen. (Maduca sexta) Also, use super gel glue to do the repairs. Dries guicker and clear.
Hello there! I just started to collect insect recently as a hobby, and your collection is such a big inspiration for me. I have a few questions, and I hope you could help me out. Could you please tell which products would be the best to against mold or pests from your collection? I have seen a little tiny white pocket that you pinned it along with other insects. I wonder what is it, and where I can get one. Because I don't want my collection gets damaged, so the only way I know to keep my collection safe is that I put the whole box into the freezer twice a week in order to prevent the mold, but it's just wasting my time too much to keep doing it. Please help me!
Trong Nguyen sorry for the late reply, i wasnt notifies of your comment, but moth balls is what i use and they do help keep pests out and in humid areas do help with mold. I buy lavender scentes packets from walmart, but i'm sure if yoy search on google you'll be able to find other places that sell them:) best of luck collecting!
As long as they are dry and have some kind of lid on them, they shouldn't mould. I put dehydrator packets in my collection, they're the little packets of beads that you get in covid tests, as well as other things
Great video. And what a fantastic collection you have there! But I have one question, why don't you have the local and data labels? One of the most important thing in the collections are the labels, without them the collection have little value. But keep up the work. Congratulations Greetings from Madeira island, Portugal!!!
Miguel Andrade many i got as a child/teen and never thought to keep track of dates 😆 only now as an adult have i wished i would have, but now i don't have access to a computer program to make the lables anymore ☹ i would like to be able to make lables again once i'm able to find a program with the correct format😊
Hi there, I want to start an insect collection but have two questions. One, how do you humanely kill a winged insect eg butterfly? Two, How do you stop bugs getting to your specimens and eating them. Thanks a lot=)
I normally still use them cause it makes it smell nice, since i use lavender scent, otherwise dead bugs kinda smell gross lol, also keeps mold from growing unless you keep it in a place with low humidity
for freshly caught ones, i use a "kill jar" (which is an air tight jar with plaster of paris in the bottom) that i put some Ethel Acetate into. the acetate quickly and humanely kills the insect. after waiting a day to 2 days, i get the insect out and use pins to spread the wings(the pins normally have to stay in for anywhere from 2 to 5 days until the muscles have firmed up and hold themselves in place) For already dead insects, you'll need to build a Relaxation Chamber, which is pretty much a sauna(a really humid room) and the humidity softens and relaxes the insects muscles so they can be moved again, here's a video explaining how to build and use a relaxation chamber ;) ruclips.net/video/TlvuS5GLfwk/видео.html
Amanda Covarrubias surprisingly i've never been stung, though i was bit by a horse fly when i was sitting in a chair outside reading a book, those guys are mean!
Please, before you go attacking me and saying i'm a aweful person like everyone else's comment, let me say a few points: 1. I don't catch multiples unless i have a male and female.
2. I'm not like farmers who spray pestisides all over the place to kill all the bugs.
3. If you drive a car, walk through grass or go out riding a bike, you've killed just as many insects as i have, only difference is i display mine and everyone else leaves them where they were killed.
I do this not only as a hobby, but to be able to teach and educate kids at my local nature center and last year the event i volunteered at had over 1,000 visitors and i'm very happy to say there are alot of people who love insects just like me and not one person told me that i'm aweful or mean, these insects were killed humanely, not stomped on(don't deny it, i know everyone has done it at least once to a bug or spider)
Also, properly labeled collections are essential for all kinds of important research that contributes to habitat and species conservation.
Im getting some atlas moth cocoons form a guy named Dave Hendricks he is from the USA 🇺🇸 u should check him out
ah I gotta ask, do you have any spiders that are in a collection display? Just wondering cause you mentioned spider when talking about people killing them, so yeah just wondering about that.
Yeah i have a few i collected when i was younger, but once i found out i couldnt display any for 4-h, i haven't caught any more, they have to be preserved in alcohol so they take up a bit of space
@@SRCReptiles Ok someone told me to go out and get this glue called mod podge which i got but im scared to use it don't want them coming out looking like glass or being brittle and breaking, i need something that is gonna soften them and then preserve them, any idea? I did the water thing setting them on a paper towel to let them relax and open but it's not to soft like i would have thought...
Just 50 mins long???... I swear I could stay hours looking at them with some hand lens and microscopy!!! Cheers for you awesome collection!!!1
2:30 that's a Madagascan Sunset Moth :) very pretty moths
You're off to a good start with a nice assortment of species. I suspect that someone has already mentioned this, but it's important to label the specimens so that they will be useful for research in the future. It also helps you remember the details of when and where you got them as the years go by.
insectsafari yeah i regret not writing that down when i was younger, i'm keeping track now, but that doesnt help for my older insects lol
You can still record whatever you do know about them. The state, county or locality, the approximate date like the year or even the decade. "USA. Nebraska. 2000's" is better than nothing. I get labels from BioQuip and copy them onto cardstock at Kinko's whenever I need more. I do go through a lot of them. I use a fine tip pen you can get at art supply stores. Data could look like this:
USA. Nebraska. Addison Co.
Lexington. French Creek.
23 June 2012
A.P. Catlover- coll.
I make a habit of writing data on the envelope or container for each specimen the same day it's collected. I have hundreds of specimens in my freezer, some have been there for 20 years, but the data is with them when I finally get around to pinning them.
Research collections have many specimens donated by collectors like yourself and this material is very useful. It's good work anyone can do to contribute to a scientific database.
I forgot to mention that the name of the insect can be written on the data label, if there is room, or you can add the name on a second label.
@@insectsafari doesn´t the insects dry out over time when you keep them in the freezer for that long? I have specimens in which have been in the freezer for a bit longer than a year and they´re totally dried out, impossible to pin unfortunately :(
@@mikaelandersson7594 Yes, they "freeze dry" and that's OK. Just rehydrate them like any dried bug. The method is in this video: ruclips.net/video/Yg9bvd5jdXE/видео.html
Outstanding. Thank you
Incredible❤❤
Thank you🥰
Very nice! You have some really cool bugs there and I've also very happy to see another person that loves insects as much as I do, and just so you know in case you're interested the correct pronunciation is Ik-New-Man and is spelled ichneumon! I really enjoyed watching this it was awesome you did a great job and I would like to see more that you have, sometime maybe I will get on there make a video of my collection and show them to you, recently actually today I have just received a new wasp in the mail a Pepsis wasp it has a wingspan of 4 in in a body length of 2in very large, I'll show you sometime you have a great day be safe and be blessed, your bug buddy Roy!!
45:50 What's the moth with the pink forewings? I've got one that I caught and I haven't been able to ID it!
Wow what an amazing and huge collection you have there sister! Your collection would go a long way in aiding the scientific community in their research even long after you and i are gone, if u label each insect with vital info like location (with gps co-ords), besides collector's name, date and source of specimen etc. When it comes to specimen collection, its location location location ;) Please dont pay heed to those "Holier than thou" folks coz they know nothing about the value of collections like these , even by amateurs. Greetings from India.!
Wasp lover here! Where do you find all your wasps? Whats your technique? how long did it take you to collect all those wasps?
Chad Wallwork i can make a video about it if you want😊 i'm going to be making some videos about pinning and catching insects, so i could add a video about wasps to my list👍😁
AProudCatLover Hell yeah. Do it. That would be awesome!
Wow thats wrily a big insect Collection
Around 3:00 on the counter the sphinx moth is the Six-spot Tobacco Sphinx. You missed the smallest yellow spot near the tip of the abdomen. (Maduca sexta) Also, use super gel glue to do the repairs. Dries guicker and clear.
Amazing collection. I'm from Kansas too.
14:08 those are flower buprestids bu-press-tid beetles or metallic wood-boring beetles
Hello there! I just started to collect insect recently as a hobby, and your collection is such a big inspiration for me. I have a few questions, and I hope you could help me out. Could you please tell which products would be the best to against mold or pests from your collection? I have seen a little tiny white pocket that you pinned it along with other insects. I wonder what is it, and where I can get one. Because I don't want my collection gets damaged, so the only way I know to keep my collection safe is that I put the whole box into the freezer twice a week in order to prevent the mold, but it's just wasting my time too much to keep doing it. Please help me!
Trong Nguyen sorry for the late reply, i wasnt notifies of your comment, but moth balls is what i use and they do help keep pests out and in humid areas do help with mold. I buy lavender scentes packets from walmart, but i'm sure if yoy search on google you'll be able to find other places that sell them:) best of luck collecting!
As long as they are dry and have some kind of lid on them, they shouldn't mould. I put dehydrator packets in my collection, they're the little packets of beads that you get in covid tests, as well as other things
Hellow do you need other spieces of moths and beetle for study Or for collections?
Great video. And what a fantastic collection you have there! But I have one question, why don't you have the local and data labels? One of the most important thing in the collections are the labels, without them the collection have little value. But keep up the work. Congratulations
Greetings from Madeira island, Portugal!!!
Miguel Andrade many i got as a child/teen and never thought to keep track of dates 😆 only now as an adult have i wished i would have, but now i don't have access to a computer program to make the lables anymore ☹ i would like to be able to make lables again once i'm able to find a program with the correct format😊
AProudCatLover ok that's fine. But you can also make temporary labels so you don't lose the information! 😉
I just hand write my labels, you can also print them. Use 8 point font.
Im super new at collecting and im intrested in how you find your beatles
Looing under decaying wood and rocks is a good way! Making pitfall traps is a convenient way too.
Hi there, I want to start an insect collection but have two questions. One, how do you humanely kill a winged insect eg butterfly? Two, How do you stop bugs getting to your specimens and eating them. Thanks a lot=)
I have a bug collection, but i m from Brazil, and here approach very insects, i have a crane bug! Is rare? Or no?
I have a crane fly
Do you really have to use those moth things if the boxes are completely sealed how to they get in?
Yeah i only use them cause i had beetle larvea get in and eat on some of the insects lol
@@SRCReptiles oh right ok. So if the display cases are sealed they can't get in right?
I normally still use them cause it makes it smell nice, since i use lavender scent, otherwise dead bugs kinda smell gross lol, also keeps mold from growing unless you keep it in a place with low humidity
How do you get these insects to spread like they do when they die? And how do you kill them?
for freshly caught ones, i use a "kill jar" (which is an air tight jar with plaster of paris in the bottom) that i put some Ethel Acetate into. the acetate quickly and humanely kills the insect. after waiting a day to 2 days, i get the insect out and use pins to spread the wings(the pins normally have to stay in for anywhere from 2 to 5 days until the muscles have firmed up and hold themselves in place)
For already dead insects, you'll need to build a Relaxation Chamber, which is pretty much a sauna(a really humid room) and the humidity softens and relaxes the insects muscles so they can be moved again, here's a video explaining how to build and use a relaxation chamber ;) ruclips.net/video/TlvuS5GLfwk/видео.html
27:59 you should ues that as your profile pic!
5:31 be carefully not to touch it’s stinger
How do you keep them from crumbling?
Depending on the bug, many are pretty tough when dried, but many you just have to be very careful with because they are fragile👍
How do u find Owl flies
1:21 sorry to correct you but its Attacus atlas not Atlas Attacus
4:33 The Bees! Did you get stung getting those? I'm terrified of bees.
Amanda Covarrubias surprisingly i've never been stung, though i was bit by a horse fly when i was sitting in a chair outside reading a book, those guys are mean!
I cant have my colletion on the table because mine cats eats them now i have a half moth
Oh no thats not good!
lol
Where you katch this insects?
Konstantin Todorovic most are from Kansas except for a few i bought (which i think i state in the video, but i cant remember)
Wher your vather catsh this bog bug?
Konstantin Todorovic which bug are you referring to :)?
Collect the carpet beetles then