Great seeing more Insect Hunter vids coming out, keep it up Jason. My undergraduate entomology course just ended this month and I got 100% on my lab collection, 120 species and 90 families. Your tutorials and videos were extremely helpful while I was learning how and where to collect. Now that the class is over unfortunately I had to turn in my cyanide kill jar, but I'm interested in collecting unique and cool insects for my personal collection as a hobby. This was a perfect video and now I can construct my own kill jar to dispatch insects in the field, instead of taking them home in plastic bags or bottles to the freezer. I think what you call your "dramatic/goofy" style is endearing and is meant to grab attention from young people especially. While being straight informational would be shorter videos, you sell the channel to an extent with your personality. Your videos achieve the goal of being informational, just continue to add your valuable personal stories, experience, and advice. Dramatic or goofy language in teaching can be effective in helping students and amateur entomologists remember important concepts or lessons. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the kind words. Subscribers like you help me stay motivated to keep things like this coming! Sometimes I wonder if it is worth the work, but folks like you are why I am here. Appreciate it.
i think your first goofy videos were fine but aimed at much younger viewers .but remaking some of them i think is a good idea for the growing number of people now coming on to your channel .
There could be some instances in which I might want to use this technique. It would be a very rare occasion. I hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but I have to ask. Does this cause the insects and/or spiders much discomfort?
Jheng Ong great question! At work I usually use ethyl acetate because I am usually in a work lab with a lot of it, but most folks will have an easier time finding acetone based nail polish remover.
Yes you have to charge the jar each time you want to kill something. A charge will only last for about an hour or two before it dissipates. Hope that helps.
I am an old fart! I saw some of your earlier posts. Now that I am semi retired photographer, I want to take a little time and learn more about insects as they would make interesting subjects. Thanks for the heads up on how to photograph them. Most photographers don't shoot them from so many angles, So thank you for my clas on observation and how to shoot them!
It's abuse because it's unnecessary. Just the fact that you already have them trapped in a bottle means you DON'T have to kill them. If they're already trapped in a bottle you could easily relocate them outside.
what is your advice for catching stinging insects? I love collecting, but I will not approach any insect that I think might sting because I'm not sure how to transfer them from a net. My collection has a pretty wide variety of specimens, but it is seriously lacking in Hymenoptera.
thank you for this video, very helpful! ive have my hands on a number of japanese beetles that i want to try pinning and this information is just what i need
@@ddvroyale that what are you doing in this video? Did you just come here to be negative? If you are not interested in the subject why are you even watching this video?
@@ddvroyale I am not. I collect bugs that are already dead. I was just curious to see how people do it when they find them alive, I was not going to try it. I am sorry if I upsetted you I was just saying that maybe you shouldn't make others feel bad for their hobbies, but you're probably right about this hobby being unethical.
Insect Hunter oh no I already have a small ant colony . I want to catch a small colonie not just a queen if someone can pull that off He doesnt have to go through the waiting Phase when the Queen starts laying eggs and can Start watching a colonie right away also they have a higher chance of surviving if the are more
Way back when I was in biology class in high school, we made kill jars by putting cotton in the bottom of the jar with a small amount of carbon tetrachloride. Kill was almost instantaneous. I don't think you can even get carbon tetrachloride anymore. It's vapors can be quite toxic to the liver, so really not safe. Acetone is a much better choice. I don't understand why he mixed the plaster in the kill jar. It would be much better to mix it up in a disposable cup and pour it into the jar. Nice smooth layer on the bottom and no clean up.
welll that new whay never seen that me i just ues rubbing alcohol and paper towel and no more glass jars thay brake sorry that MY think on it and why go threw the exspens of plaster do get bit hek a sponge just as good but that nail polish remover a look in to one old teachers did one drop chlorofrm just a drop in sponge at top of jar glued to top but cant get it agen sorry that how bin doing this and got my stuf from Books back in day no E net back when
It is not the most enjoyable thing honestly for me. I really just love to catch and release insects mostly. I love seeing them alive and watching their behavior. Still, being able to pin and keep a collection is important for formal courses.
Insect Hunter fair enough, I don’t mind that at all :) I just dislike the people who collect as decorations to stay on their wall forever. Research is important, and sometimes you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do.
Im an 8th grader trying to get a head start on entomology -- this videos super straight foward and helped me a ton, thank you so much !!
Me too!
Great seeing more Insect Hunter vids coming out, keep it up Jason. My undergraduate entomology course just ended this month and I got 100% on my lab collection, 120 species and 90 families. Your tutorials and videos were extremely helpful while I was learning how and where to collect. Now that the class is over unfortunately I had to turn in my cyanide kill jar, but I'm interested in collecting unique and cool insects for my personal collection as a hobby. This was a perfect video and now I can construct my own kill jar to dispatch insects in the field, instead of taking them home in plastic bags or bottles to the freezer.
I think what you call your "dramatic/goofy" style is endearing and is meant to grab attention from young people especially. While being straight informational would be shorter videos, you sell the channel to an extent with your personality. Your videos achieve the goal of being informational, just continue to add your valuable personal stories, experience, and advice. Dramatic or goofy language in teaching can be effective in helping students and amateur entomologists remember important concepts or lessons. Keep up the good work.
Thanks for the kind words. Subscribers like you help me stay motivated to keep things like this coming! Sometimes I wonder if it is worth the work, but folks like you are why I am here. Appreciate it.
"You're going to need some water.......mmmmmm."😏
ha ha yeah it delicous. Just don't eat the plaster with the water it could be toxic.
Pls omg 😭😂😂
i think your first goofy videos were fine but aimed at much younger viewers .but remaking some of them i think is a good idea for the growing number of people now coming on to your channel .
Thanks. I am glad you feel that way!
I am glad you are making some of your older videos more straightforward and accessible for an older audience. Keep up the great work!
Thanks I will!
Thank you for sharing the straightforward first hand experience.
You are welcome! Hope you learned something!
There could be some instances in which I might want to use this technique. It would be a very rare occasion. I hope this doesn't sound like a silly question but I have to ask. Does this cause the insects and/or spiders much discomfort?
@insecthunter quick question I used your plastic cup method for catching beetle but ants keep going for my bait and I can't get beetle need help...
Hi i am new in insect collecting just to ask you do u use ethyl acetate or acetone based nail polish remover?(I mean as its main ingredient).
Jheng Ong great question! At work I usually use ethyl acetate because I am usually in a work lab with a lot of it, but most folks will have an easier time finding acetone based nail polish remover.
Thanks!
If added nail polish remover once to jar then we need to add it again and again before using?
Yes you have to charge the jar each time you want to kill something. A charge will only last for about an hour or two before it dissipates. Hope that helps.
@@InsectHunter
Ok thank you
I am manufacturer of insect boxes,showcases, cabinets,nets ,pins in india
Are nail polish removers with parfum also good
Is it bad if the nail polish remover gets in insects and how do you store your insects if you can’t pin them right away?
I am an old fart! I saw some of your earlier posts. Now that I am semi retired photographer, I want to take a little time and learn more about insects as they would make interesting subjects. Thanks for the heads up on how to photograph them. Most photographers don't shoot them from so many angles, So thank you for my clas on observation and how to shoot them!
Glad I can help you enjoy your hobby more.
i kill spiders by trapping them in bottles and shaking it until they die. is this considered abuse?
It all depends on who you ask.
ChewBakkwa yep, that’s abuse, because they are dying a slow and very unpleasant death.
sorta
Yes it is. Anyways, why do you kill spiders? They are good because they eat mosquitoes.
It's abuse because it's unnecessary. Just the fact that you already have them trapped in a bottle means you DON'T have to kill them.
If they're already trapped in a bottle you could easily relocate them outside.
Could we use just paper towel instead of plaster ?
Yes technically. You will just have to change out each time you do it and you would need a lot to get as good of absorption.
what is your advice for catching stinging insects? I love collecting, but I will not approach any insect that I think might sting because I'm not sure how to transfer them from a net. My collection has a pretty wide variety of specimens, but it is seriously lacking in Hymenoptera.
That is a great idea for a video. I will see if I can make one this summer! Stay tuned and subscribe with the bell to see what I come up with.
thank you for this video, very helpful! ive have my hands on a number of japanese beetles that i want to try pinning and this information is just what i need
I also have a bottle of ethyl acetate based nail polish remover but contain castor oil is it usable?
Jheng Ong I think it should still work. I would give it a try and see if it kills them.
Thanks for this vid! Just started getting into bug stuff cause I wanted a butterfly collection. Your goofiness is enjoyed very much
So you’re going to kill them because you like to look at them? You sound like a selfish prick
@@lenimizukami8188 ikr everyone who kills animails for looks etc are disgusting
@@ddvroyale that what are you doing in this video? Did you just come here to be negative? If you are not interested in the subject why are you even watching this video?
@@dimitravasileiadou9771 because it's my choice? Ur probably some animail abuser
@@ddvroyale I am not. I collect bugs that are already dead. I was just curious to see how people do it when they find them alive, I was not going to try it. I am sorry if I upsetted you I was just saying that maybe you shouldn't make others feel bad for their hobbies, but you're probably right about this hobby being unethical.
Do u know stuff about catching ant colonies?
I mean not the huge ones but the ones that u can find under avarage Rocks and in logs?
Robin Lange I have worked with a few ant species in the past.What exactly are you trying to do? Are you trying to start your own colony or something?
Insect Hunter oh no I already have a small ant colony . I want to catch a small colonie not just a queen if someone can pull that off He doesnt have to go through the waiting Phase when the Queen starts laying eggs and can Start watching a colonie right away also they have a higher chance of surviving if the are more
Insect Hunter also there are next to no videos on how to catch a colonie so might be interessting for u to look into aswell😀
Ok thanks for the info and suggestions.
Way back when I was in biology class in high school, we made kill jars by putting cotton in the bottom of the jar with a small amount of carbon tetrachloride. Kill was almost instantaneous. I don't think you can even get carbon tetrachloride anymore. It's vapors can be quite toxic to the liver, so really not safe. Acetone is a much better choice. I don't understand why he mixed the plaster in the kill jar. It would be much better to mix it up in a disposable cup and pour it into the jar. Nice smooth layer on the bottom and no clean up.
Yeah good idea on the plastic cup.
can i use gasoline instead of acetone?
I have never tried that and I would not reccommend using gasoline.
how to you trap and kill the butterflies for mounting. same way
I like these short, informative videos. Thanks for sharing.
Classical Schoolhouse you are very welcome!
Hi
people who say "stop killing insects" don't worry about insects in general only the pretty ones
Try grabbing a kar full of insects and put it at the bottom of the ocean
That would kill them, but the jar would probably burst from all the pressure of that water on it.
I like the idea of killing other insects but not spiders spiders are your friends ❤
I prefer not to kill anything unless I have to for research or scientific purposes. I am a big advocate for spiders! They are awesome!
I dont like spiders but I like to make centipedes specimen
Insect Hunter same, I absolutely hate people who make butterfly collections just to admire.
Hey! I know you!
When will you do a barn owl channel?
Ngl, I always itch in these videos. With reasons.
Just from the thumbnail I can tell this guy is a psychopath murderer of insects
your welcome
Very good video after watching it I did it and it worked 😃
good! I am glad.
Stop kill bugs. Grow a garden and give them water, be kind and observe them. respect nature fff
👍 That's what I do ! Insects are highly intelligent !!
Nah
welll that new whay never seen that me i just ues rubbing alcohol and paper towel and no more glass jars thay brake sorry that MY think on it and why go threw the exspens of plaster do get bit hek a sponge just as good but that nail polish remover a look in to one old teachers did one drop chlorofrm just a drop in sponge at top of jar glued to top but cant get it agen sorry that how bin doing this and got my stuf from Books back in day no E net back when
Stop killing insects. If you want a dead insect collection, find insects that are already dead. That is what i do.
👍 Exactly !!
This is true. However finding an intact insect that died naturally is very difficult. And killing them this way is quick.
thats a tiny gas chamber
I love insects but I hate insect collections. I mean taking dead insects is fine but killing insects purely to pin and be proud of sucks...
It is not the most enjoyable thing honestly for me. I really just love to catch and release insects mostly. I love seeing them alive and watching their behavior. Still, being able to pin and keep a collection is important for formal courses.
Insect Hunter fair enough, I don’t mind that at all :) I just dislike the people who collect as decorations to stay on their wall forever. Research is important, and sometimes you’ve gotta do what you’ve gotta do.
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