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)
AProudCatLover also do you have any tips on pinning insects without having to deal with the decay smell? I've tried all i can think of, even hair spray! I currently have all my insects in germ x. It slows the decay a lot but I just don't want them to decay anymore, I want them to dry out/ be pinned
@@daemondoesnotexist sorry i never replied! I didnt know you commented. I use lavender scented moth balls in all my boxes to keep dermestid beetle larvea away from my bugs and it also helps them smell alot more pleasent :) if you search on google you'll be able to find the moth ball packets😊 i use kill jars to kill my insects(an air tight container with plaster of paris in the bottom; i use ethyl acetate or nail polish remover as the poison. Allow them to stay in there for a whole day to make sure they are dead.) I have have a really old video on how to make a relaxation chamber it the bug gets too stiff to work with, just search How To Make a Relaxation Chamber AProudCatLover and it should come up. Just make sure it isnt really humid where you store your collection or mold could grow👍
Hey I know that has been 4 years but at 17:10, the fishflies are not Neuropterans, they are part of the order Megaloptera, both Neuroptera and Megaloptera are relatively close, being placed on the superorder Neuropterida
Hmm, well looking in the insects in kansas guide, it has them under Neuaoptera in the family Corydalidae along with the dobsonfly🤷♀️ thats the guide i was given to use for 4-H to know what order to display insects and what not, so i dont know😅
I consulted the field guide to insects and spiders of north america and it lists the fishfly under megaloptera so now i'm confused why my 4-H book doesnt🤣
@@SRCReptiles Yes Corydalidae is a family of Megaloptera here is a link to a updated catalog of megalopterans made by a colleague of mine europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1727/6465 and here a recent scientific paper about the superorder as a whole lacewing.tamu.edu/neuropterida/neur_bibliography/edoc12/engel2018ref16333-17488.pdf
I never went to school but i learnt from my boss I was a collecter for 20 year in Africa and Uganda. Collected more hundreds of butterflies and beetles!! Once i had a biggest butterfly from Africa we have bigger than that ten times, or more!! I would be of help if I got back in the countries! Thanks for what you did!
The specimen at around 6:48 labeled as variegated meadowhawk actually looks to me like some kind of Neurocordulia. If I'm not mistaken, those are some pretty hard dragonflies to find due to their very cryptic nature. Great video though!
To stop larvae eating my insects I encased them inside resin. You can literally just put the insect inside a small block and pour resin over it, making sure there are no bubbles.
It’s crazy how many different insects there are, and even now there are so many undiscovered insects 🤯 I live in holland there isnt really a class i can follow but i will collect them anyways and study online 😂
Best entomological greetings from Ukraine! Thank you for interesting video story about insects! Looking forward to watch your new stories about insects.😮😮😮😮😅😅😊😊😊
I exclusively collect butterflies, (Rhopalocera) I also raise them, I am still getting the hang of mounting them, I have a lot of specimens mounted now and labeled.
What would be the best thing to use for preserving butterflies. I have seen where you can put them in a jar with a little water on a paper towel to get them to relax but I don't' know what would be the best thing to use to make them like a glassy look but yet preserve it. I've been collecting butterflies that i have found dead and i would like to put them in a glass picture frame but i want it to look like a silky shiney look.
I'm not sure aside from coating them in a thin Resin, i've seen people preserve them in resin and its pretty easy and inexpensive to get decent resin, it will keep them safe from bugs and give that shiny look(since resin is a plastic)
@@SRCReptilesReptiles what is the most simple easy way to just preserve them, google said to just get them relaxed than when you're able to work with them, to just put a pin in the thorax.
@@ghettocountry8678 if you have a somewhat air tight container and moth balls(i get the moth ball packets at walmart) you can pin them and store them in that type of container(put foam in the bottom to hold the pinned bug👍) i have an old video on how to make a relaxation chamber if you need a how to on how to make one😊
@@ghettocountry8678 i have resin wise a 2 part resin that you mix and it dries in 2-5 days depending on thinkness, i can make a video if you wanted to show you it, i used it to preserve a bee😊
Yeah the cave crickets are freaky, but i read the other day that crickets actually help keep spiders down(like the brown recluse) because they hunt them! I found that so interesting
I wish my 4-H did entomology. We never had anything like that. I’m in college now and have graduated from 4-H but maybe when I’m a little older I could lead an entomology project.
I have caught me a pair of the sycamore assassin bugs and preserved mine as a wet specimen in hand sanitizer. They are one of my favorites of all time. I also am extremely fascinated with weevils.
This is super cool! I currently compete in the texas state 4h entomology display contest! Last year i got first! But its cool to see another collector and arthopod enthusiast!
I use moth balls, which prevent mold and also keep out dermestid beetle larvae which are very well known for eating entire specimens and leaving only a powder pile behind(have had it happen twice and it sucks) also storing them in a dryer room(so on ground level vrs in a basement) helps too
@@faces_of_horror normally when i pin fresh specimens, i leave them to dry on either the foam i pin them on, or the spreading board(if spreading board i form a X shape with 2 pins under the abdomen to keep it from sinking downwards) for about 5 days before storing it in my insect box:) i have never had any issues with anything rotting as long as its kept somewhere dry and your using moth balls, i like the lavender scented ones walmart sells, smells better than plain moth balls
@@faces_of_horror once they dry out they will, but they are good to stay intact unless you were to touch them, sometimes that may cause them to fall off, if that happens, glue is your best friend😊
SRC Reptiles the prices are ridiculous so building does seem more efficient. If your have the dimensions please send them over! It would help a ton. Thanks
when i killing butterflies i just squeeze their thorax and it doesnt damage them and if im killing any other insect i put them in the freezer and they will be dead in about 5 to 10 minutes
I find insects both fascinating and disgusting at the same time, especially when they are alive... i also dont like touching them... how do i overcome this to start a collection?
I really dont touch them much aside from pinning them, best way i could suggest though is to raise insects for a lil bit to get used to them, i used to raise caterpillars for years, i've raised lady bugs and spiders as well, all this has helped me alot, i even went as far as to hold a bumble bee last year and it was so cool
How on earth do you manage to spread the dragonfly wings flat but also pinning all the legs in position? I feel like I have to choose between one or the other because I can't access the legs on the spreading board, but I can't get the wings flat if I pin on normal styrofoam!
Nnormally i'll spread the legs with a pin after i've pinned the dragonfly and when i place it on the spreading board, i make sure to have some extra space in the center so the legs will stay spread, can also use pins to hold them in place if they want to fold back upi cant pin a dragonfly on flat foam cause like you've said, the wings arent nice looking as they are on the board
I’m planning on starting an insect collection, I have caught two black grasshoppers and have put them in the freezer, I plan to use cork to pin them on, and I still need to buy insect pins. Are there any tips you recommend? Also how do I keep my display airtight, can I use a shadowbox and place the cork in it? Thank you!
Cyndy the Chinchilla there is no way to really have it air tight unless you buy a display case that says to be so, but if you have moth balls in with the insects, that will keep carpet beetles from eating your insects:) i used to buy my pins from a website called indigo.com, but they have since changed the website name to something similar, but different (doing a google search will probably show thwm) before indigo i got them off bioquip.com but bioquip takes twice as long for them to arrive and they are more expensive. I also have an old video on how to make an insect relaxation chamber, which you'll need for the insecrs if they have sat for a long time or if you are freezing them (because they become brittle and stiff) the relaxation chamber is made up of four main parts: cotton pads, moth crystals, cellulos sponges, and blotter paper inside a air tight container:) it makes the muscles soft again so you can move the wings or legs:)
Isac Newton they normally are found where there are alot of hardwood trees that they feed off of (i'll list the ones they like below) and they are easiest to find early- late Fall :) Trees- Oak, Cherry, Black Locust; prefer young trees, oak being the favorite out of the three
Isac Newton you could try googling it and seeing what species are native to canada :) i'm sure there probably are some:) times of the year may be different though ;)
With regards to insect preservation, have you ran into any problems of discolouration or fading of colours with any specimens? And if so, any tips? (I've had some issues with some of mine). And awesome collection btw! :)
I have had a few grasshoppers and beetles fade in color, i've been told that dipping the insect in acetone helps preserve the colors of any insect, but i've never tried it
@@SRCReptiles Thanks! Yeah I've heard about that too but haven't tried yet (I think it extracts some of the oils/fats that result in discolouration). Might try one time :)
@@JDGartandmusic yeah, i haven't been catching bugs for a while, but i have been tempted to try it with a grass hopper and see what happens, i've never wanted to try it with something i only have 1 of because i don't want to do it wrong and ruin the specimen
How do you get all the insects to stay in a resting position without drooping on the pin? I haven’t had much luck with my collection, as the insects I’ve caught don’t dry the way I want them on the pins.
I have a pinning board i got from bioquip.com in the past thats for moths and butterflies, but also works well for dragonflies & damselflies. Otherwise i have a piece of soft foam and i leave them resting against it after i pin them instead of pulling them up out of it after pinning them. I let them sit for 3 to 6 days depending on the insects size so the muscles can firm up. Once they've sit i will pull the pin out and if they stay and dont shift any, then i know they're all set for the display box😊
The 2 wooden boxes my dad built for me when i was in 4-H, i'm not sure where online they could be bought, but if you have a local 4-H club in your area that has an entomology group, they might be able to help you find someone to build you one
@@SRCReptiles oh i see, what orders do you keep ur bugs in :) ? I want to start keeping my insects in orders but i dont know what orders to put them in :/
@@vilius9454 a great book i suggest that does proper orders is the kaufman field guide to north american insects i believe the name is, its an awesome book though i always suggest having many books to help ID bugs😁😊
If you're asking what type of box i store my insects in, sadly they are no longer sold as i got them from bioquip, but i did find that a website called Uline sells small boxes for a reasonable price, i have yet to use them but there are alot of box sizes they sell:) sorry if thats not what you meant😅
Do you get a lot of your friends and family resenting you or disliking you for this hobby, and if so how do you deal with it? I swear everytime I make the mistake of telling anyone that I like insect collecting, the first thing they say is " you kill butterflies?". Always butterflys. Bish I can barely catch them let alone euthanize and pin them. 90% of my collection is slow moving stuff like moths and beetles.
Everyone at first thought i was weird family wise, and i got alot of hate when i made videos on youtube, but i've gotten used to being called nasty names and having people say hateful stuff, in person i have had a few people be rude but normally i lay down facts on them and they seem to understand a lil more or at least back off with the rude comments(stuff like why would you kill them instead of letting them live thier lives? Cause first off most insects live like 2 days to a couple weeks, obviously a few live longer but its very rare. I'll tell them that i only catch one of a type not a whole bunch and that i can educate people with them as well and share info on how beneficial or bad they are, and that if it werent for people with my interest you would get to see 90% of these normally.) Also personally we preserve them and can them admire them and study them vrs them just getting eaten by ants or just absorbed by the earth
@@turtleface25 i will say you'll get used to getting roasted as time goes on lol, i even had a child who was at a nature center event i volunteer at once a year and he walked up and asked me if i killed all those bugs, and he had such a sad face and i was like uh, some i found dead already😅 and he just looked at me like i was a murderer🤣 and of course all the adults that just judge ya with their glances as they walk by, now adays it cracks me up so much, but back when i first started it used to make me sad, i guess you kinda toughen up over time😊
@@SRCReptiles It just always makes me feel bad when people look at me like I'm a murderer. When they have stepped on just as many bugs and killed just as many spiders as I have. The only difference is I actually value the body. Whereas they leave it there to rot, or smeared on their wall from smushing it with a book
@@turtleface25 yeah or in my mom's case she would always flush them down the toilet🤦♀️ believe me i completely understand how you feel, it sucks that there are people out there hateful enough to be nasty towards something they dont u derstand and in turn hate🤦♀️
Nice, but the orders Isoptera and Homoptera are defunct and no longer exist. The termites should be grouped with the cockroaches and the cicadas with the bugs
If you buy ftom bioquip bugs, they are already here in the US and no paperwork is needed, its only when its live insects or if you order out of the country that you may need paperwork, but i'm not very knowledgeable about that, so i'd google it and see what you can find:)
SRC Reptiles thanks i just asked because I heard that sometimes those insects are dead but there’s still being live microorganisms and pests,thanks anyways I’ll google it and please continue making videos about this topic😊
@@santiagojuarez1289 with the ones i bought, they had been stored for a pretty long time(one said it had been collected in 1975!) i assume they keep them in freezers to preserve them until people buy them, but i get what you are saying:)
Michael Pooler about 10% of my collection i found dead. But 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
I was not going t9 attack you I just wanted to no since you have so much I am only 12. I dount think I am old enough to be an internet troll and I dount plan to be one
Michael Pooler lol oky doky, i just get so much hate comments its rather surprising being that entomology has been around for so long. If you ever decide to make a video of your collection, let me know! I always love to see what others have :)
Hold up, did you just call aphids “aaaaa-phids?” 😂 (accents are interesting. I say ay-Phid. I also say katydid like cat-ee-did instead of Kay-tee-did.)
That’ looks like a female ♀Dynastes tityus one question where did you acquire her from? West would be Dynastes granti East would be Dynastes tityus Oh ya do you want to see a cool magic trick with that beetle you definitely have what looks like a Female Dynastes tityus, they will turn dark brown sometimes easy fix just get some acetone from any hardware store and drop the specimen in for an hour or so. Than take it out carefully let dry maybe for an hour and your beetle will be just like knew again. 🙃🪲
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)
AProudCatLover I'm planning on becoming an entomologist, I love your collection so much!
AProudCatLover also do you have any tips on pinning insects without having to deal with the decay smell? I've tried all i can think of, even hair spray! I currently have all my insects in germ x. It slows the decay a lot but I just don't want them to decay anymore, I want them to dry out/ be pinned
@@daemondoesnotexist sorry i never replied! I didnt know you commented. I use lavender scented moth balls in all my boxes to keep dermestid beetle larvea away from my bugs and it also helps them smell alot more pleasent :) if you search on google you'll be able to find the moth ball packets😊 i use kill jars to kill my insects(an air tight container with plaster of paris in the bottom; i use ethyl acetate or nail polish remover as the poison. Allow them to stay in there for a whole day to make sure they are dead.) I have have a really old video on how to make a relaxation chamber it the bug gets too stiff to work with, just search How To Make a Relaxation Chamber AProudCatLover and it should come up. Just make sure it isnt really humid where you store your collection or mold could grow👍
AProudCatLover did TJ quit RUclips 🙀😿
AProudCatLover you inspire me so much!
Kinger would be proud
Few years late but 12:23 this is an ant. Bent antenna is a dead give away
From an entomologist to you, you go girl
Thank you for the kind words!
Kinger wants to know your location
Yeah, wasps have the cutest faces out of all the insects imo. Too bad a lot of them ruin that cuteness by being assholes!!
Damien Love haha yeah no kidding!
Cave cricket. I saw one of them bad boys in Korea while I was using the bathroom.
Hey I know that has been 4 years but at 17:10, the fishflies are not Neuropterans, they are part of the order Megaloptera, both Neuroptera and Megaloptera are relatively close, being placed on the superorder Neuropterida
Hmm, well looking in the insects in kansas guide, it has them under Neuaoptera in the family Corydalidae along with the dobsonfly🤷♀️ thats the guide i was given to use for 4-H to know what order to display insects and what not, so i dont know😅
I consulted the field guide to insects and spiders of north america and it lists the fishfly under megaloptera so now i'm confused why my 4-H book doesnt🤣
@@SRCReptiles Yes Corydalidae is a family of Megaloptera
here is a link to a updated catalog of megalopterans made by a colleague of mine europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/1727/6465
and here a recent scientific paper about the superorder as a whole
lacewing.tamu.edu/neuropterida/neur_bibliography/edoc12/engel2018ref16333-17488.pdf
how long does these Moth ball crystals work for before you gotta replace them
normally i change mine out every month :)
I never went to school but i learnt from my boss I was a collecter for 20 year in Africa and Uganda. Collected more hundreds of butterflies and beetles!! Once i had a biggest butterfly from Africa we have bigger than that ten times, or more!! I would be of help if I got back in the countries! Thanks for what you did!
That's awesome!
The specimen at around 6:48 labeled as variegated meadowhawk actually looks to me like some kind of Neurocordulia. If I'm not mistaken, those are some pretty hard dragonflies to find due to their very cryptic nature. Great video though!
To stop larvae eating my insects I encased them inside resin. You can literally just put the insect inside a small block and pour resin over it, making sure there are no bubbles.
I know it’s been 4 years, but in case you’re still curious, the “termite at 12:31 is for sure an ant! Lol
It’s crazy how many different insects there are, and even now there are so many undiscovered insects 🤯
I live in holland there isnt really a class i can follow but i will collect them anyways and study online 😂
Amazing. What a collection. Great work
Best entomological greetings from Ukraine! Thank you for interesting video story about insects! Looking forward to watch your new stories about insects.😮😮😮😮😅😅😊😊😊
I exclusively collect butterflies, (Rhopalocera) I also raise them, I am still getting the hang of mounting them, I have a lot of specimens mounted now and labeled.
Thats awesome!
Maybe try soaking the beetle in acetone it might be its own grease that stained the elytra
Fantastic video. Thank you very much for the effort and for sharing
What would be the best thing to use for preserving butterflies. I have seen where you can put them in a jar with a little water on a paper towel to get them to relax but I don't' know what would be the best thing to use to make them like a glassy look but yet preserve it. I've been collecting butterflies that i have found dead and i would like to put them in a glass picture frame but i want it to look like a silky shiney look.
I'm not sure aside from coating them in a thin Resin, i've seen people preserve them in resin and its pretty easy and inexpensive to get decent resin, it will keep them safe from bugs and give that shiny look(since resin is a plastic)
@@SRCReptilesReptiles what just like an epoxy resin, because i have a few butterflies and a grasshopper with wings and wondering how to preserve them?
@@SRCReptilesReptiles what is the most simple easy way to just preserve them, google said to just get them relaxed than when you're able to work with them, to just put a pin in the thorax.
@@ghettocountry8678 if you have a somewhat air tight container and moth balls(i get the moth ball packets at walmart) you can pin them and store them in that type of container(put foam in the bottom to hold the pinned bug👍) i have an old video on how to make a relaxation chamber if you need a how to on how to make one😊
@@ghettocountry8678 i have resin wise a 2 part resin that you mix and it dries in 2-5 days depending on thinkness, i can make a video if you wanted to show you it, i used it to preserve a bee😊
What is about the continuation of your insects stories?
I love insects and collect them too. Very few bugs bother me, however Cave/camel crickets legitimately unnerve me.
Yeah the cave crickets are freaky, but i read the other day that crickets actually help keep spiders down(like the brown recluse) because they hunt them! I found that so interesting
@@SRCReptiles wow, I had no idea they even hunted other insects/arachnids. That's wild.
@@crowofill-will2551 yeah me neither!
I wish my 4-H did entomology. We never had anything like that. I’m in college now and have graduated from 4-H but maybe when I’m a little older I could lead an entomology project.
I have caught me a pair of the sycamore assassin bugs and preserved mine as a wet specimen in hand sanitizer. They are one of my favorites of all time. I also am extremely fascinated with weevils.
I have lot of weevils species.
This is super cool! I currently compete in the texas state 4h entomology display contest! Last year i got first! But its cool to see another collector and arthopod enthusiast!
Coin_Collecting_ Texas hey thats awesome!
you have an amazingly beautiful collection,...
Thank you!
Can you try to add a tarantula hawk wasp to your collection?
They are pretty hard to catch though.
They are in kansas but not in my area, i've been looking for a long time lol
I love the rainbow color, I remember I caught one on a trip to kansas about a year or two ago.
Hello!I live in Russia.I also love insects!You have a large collection,good luck!
Can we have a part 3? It’s been 3 years!
I could try & make an update video^.^
How do you stop them from rotting, the soft parts collapsing and keep things like mites away? Very interesting collection
I use moth balls, which prevent mold and also keep out dermestid beetle larvae which are very well known for eating entire specimens and leaving only a powder pile behind(have had it happen twice and it sucks) also storing them in a dryer room(so on ground level vrs in a basement) helps too
@@SRCReptiles Thanks for the reply. Do you do anything to stop abdomens on moths or spiders from collapsing and rotting?
@@faces_of_horror normally when i pin fresh specimens, i leave them to dry on either the foam i pin them on, or the spreading board(if spreading board i form a X shape with 2 pins under the abdomen to keep it from sinking downwards) for about 5 days before storing it in my insect box:) i have never had any issues with anything rotting as long as its kept somewhere dry and your using moth balls, i like the lavender scented ones walmart sells, smells better than plain moth balls
@@SRCReptiles Great, thank you. I thought the soft areas would shrivel up.
@@faces_of_horror once they dry out they will, but they are good to stay intact unless you were to touch them, sometimes that may cause them to fall off, if that happens, glue is your best friend😊
Where do you buy your boxes? I’m having trouble finding good insect pinning boxes.
my dad and i built mine, sadly i'm not sure where you can buy any
SRC Reptiles the prices are ridiculous so building does seem more efficient. If your have the dimensions please send them over! It would help a ton. Thanks
@@nobodyknows2071 i dont have the boxes with me but when i go by my parents' house again i'll measure it:)
when i killing butterflies i just squeeze their thorax and it doesnt damage them and if im killing any other insect i put them in the freezer and they will be dead in about 5 to 10 minutes
Pale bordered field roach
Wow just amazing!!!!!!!!!!! you did a excellent job on your insect collection and i just wantid to congratulat you on it!!!!!!!!!!!
That's so cool you were a part of 4H. I'm a current 4-H member
I find insects both fascinating and disgusting at the same time, especially when they are alive... i also dont like touching them... how do i overcome this to start a collection?
I really dont touch them much aside from pinning them, best way i could suggest though is to raise insects for a lil bit to get used to them, i used to raise caterpillars for years, i've raised lady bugs and spiders as well, all this has helped me alot, i even went as far as to hold a bumble bee last year and it was so cool
How on earth do you manage to spread the dragonfly wings flat but also pinning all the legs in position? I feel like I have to choose between one or the other because I can't access the legs on the spreading board, but I can't get the wings flat if I pin on normal styrofoam!
Nnormally i'll spread the legs with a pin after i've pinned the dragonfly and when i place it on the spreading board, i make sure to have some extra space in the center so the legs will stay spread, can also use pins to hold them in place if they want to fold back upi cant pin a dragonfly on flat foam cause like you've said, the wings arent nice looking as they are on the board
I’m planning on starting an insect collection, I have caught two black grasshoppers and have put them in the freezer, I plan to use cork to pin them on, and I still need to buy insect pins. Are there any tips you recommend? Also how do I keep my display airtight, can I use a shadowbox and place the cork in it? Thank you!
Cyndy the Chinchilla there is no way to really have it air tight unless you buy a display case that says to be so, but if you have moth balls in with the insects, that will keep carpet beetles from eating your insects:) i used to buy my pins from a website called indigo.com, but they have since changed the website name to something similar, but different (doing a google search will probably show thwm) before indigo i got them off bioquip.com but bioquip takes twice as long for them to arrive and they are more expensive. I also have an old video on how to make an insect relaxation chamber, which you'll need for the insecrs if they have sat for a long time or if you are freezing them (because they become brittle and stiff) the relaxation chamber is made up of four main parts: cotton pads, moth crystals, cellulos sponges, and blotter paper inside a air tight container:) it makes the muscles soft again so you can move the wings or legs:)
AProudCatLover can I use scented moth balls?
Sorry for late reply, youtube never let me know you commented, i use lavender scented moth balls from walmart and they work great😊
AProudCatLover thank you! Those are the ones I’ve been using 😂
If your collection grew bigger would you get one of those fancy display drawers?
Honestly i should get one now lol but i dont have room
Where do you find the stick insects and what do they eat ? I am starting a entomologie collection
Isac Newton they normally are found where there are alot of hardwood trees that they feed off of (i'll list the ones they like below) and they are easiest to find early- late Fall :)
Trees- Oak, Cherry, Black Locust; prefer young trees, oak being the favorite out of the three
Aare there any in Canada?
Isac Newton you could try googling it and seeing what species are native to canada :) i'm sure there probably are some:) times of the year may be different though ;)
Thanks
Stick insects usually eat fresh leaves.
wow, just woow, what a beautiful collection
Thank you!
Your boxes are Oak. Beautiful!
Also, your cave cricket (rhaphidophoridae) has damaged antennae. The adults have 6" antennae.
With regards to insect preservation, have you ran into any problems of discolouration or fading of colours with any specimens? And if so, any tips? (I've had some issues with some of mine). And awesome collection btw! :)
I have had a few grasshoppers and beetles fade in color, i've been told that dipping the insect in acetone helps preserve the colors of any insect, but i've never tried it
@@SRCReptiles Thanks! Yeah I've heard about that too but haven't tried yet (I think it extracts some of the oils/fats that result in discolouration). Might try one time :)
@@JDGartandmusic yeah, i haven't been catching bugs for a while, but i have been tempted to try it with a grass hopper and see what happens, i've never wanted to try it with something i only have 1 of because i don't want to do it wrong and ruin the specimen
Cool collection
Thank you :)
SRC Reptiles are you working on any new projects?
How do you get all the insects to stay in a resting position without drooping on the pin? I haven’t had much luck with my collection, as the insects I’ve caught don’t dry the way I want them on the pins.
I have a pinning board i got from bioquip.com in the past thats for moths and butterflies, but also works well for dragonflies & damselflies. Otherwise i have a piece of soft foam and i leave them resting against it after i pin them instead of pulling them up out of it after pinning them. I let them sit for 3 to 6 days depending on the insects size so the muscles can firm up. Once they've sit i will pull the pin out and if they stay and dont shift any, then i know they're all set for the display box😊
The underwing moth in the second box might be a locust underwing
Awesome collection I love it
Kelly Koistinen thank you so much❤
Love the collection
beetlejuice thank you!
AProudCatLover no problem!
Where did u buy those types of display cases?
The 2 wooden boxes my dad built for me when i was in 4-H, i'm not sure where online they could be bought, but if you have a local 4-H club in your area that has an entomology group, they might be able to help you find someone to build you one
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@@cinnamonroll6403 yeah sorry i couldnt be more helpful
Its fine
Might think of putting insects on styrofoam. Does mold grow on styrofoam?
do you use a pinning block?
When i was in 4-H i did but now i just eye ball it, since i just collect for myself instead of showing it at the fair since i'm too old now for that😅😭
@@SRCReptiles oh i see, what orders do you keep ur bugs in :) ? I want to start keeping my insects in orders but i dont know what orders to put them in :/
@@vilius9454 a great book i suggest that does proper orders is the kaufman field guide to north american insects i believe the name is, its an awesome book though i always suggest having many books to help ID bugs😁😊
@@SRCReptiles what i meant to ask was what order boxes do you keep ur specimens in? For example beetles, true bugs etc
If you're asking what type of box i store my insects in, sadly they are no longer sold as i got them from bioquip, but i did find that a website called Uline sells small boxes for a reasonable price, i have yet to use them but there are alot of box sizes they sell:) sorry if thats not what you meant😅
Did you dip your dragon flies in acetone to preserve the color?
Brad Willis no i didnt know that that was a thing! i'll have to try that 😁
I'm interested in preserving dragon flies but have not yet
I heard the acetone will suck out the fats and dry them faster to adhere the color more
I got bit by a wheel bug... It feels like a wasp sting
Isac Newton yeah i've heard its pretty painful!
Do you get a lot of your friends and family resenting you or disliking you for this hobby, and if so how do you deal with it? I swear everytime I make the mistake of telling anyone that I like insect collecting, the first thing they say is " you kill butterflies?". Always butterflys. Bish I can barely catch them let alone euthanize and pin them. 90% of my collection is slow moving stuff like moths and beetles.
Everyone at first thought i was weird family wise, and i got alot of hate when i made videos on youtube, but i've gotten used to being called nasty names and having people say hateful stuff, in person i have had a few people be rude but normally i lay down facts on them and they seem to understand a lil more or at least back off with the rude comments(stuff like why would you kill them instead of letting them live thier lives? Cause first off most insects live like 2 days to a couple weeks, obviously a few live longer but its very rare. I'll tell them that i only catch one of a type not a whole bunch and that i can educate people with them as well and share info on how beneficial or bad they are, and that if it werent for people with my interest you would get to see 90% of these normally.) Also personally we preserve them and can them admire them and study them vrs them just getting eaten by ants or just absorbed by the earth
@@SRCReptiles ah thank you that will help next time it gets brought up
@@turtleface25 i will say you'll get used to getting roasted as time goes on lol, i even had a child who was at a nature center event i volunteer at once a year and he walked up and asked me if i killed all those bugs, and he had such a sad face and i was like uh, some i found dead already😅 and he just looked at me like i was a murderer🤣 and of course all the adults that just judge ya with their glances as they walk by, now adays it cracks me up so much, but back when i first started it used to make me sad, i guess you kinda toughen up over time😊
@@SRCReptiles It just always makes me feel bad when people look at me like I'm a murderer. When they have stepped on just as many bugs and killed just as many spiders as I have. The only difference is I actually value the body. Whereas they leave it there to rot, or smeared on their wall from smushing it with a book
@@turtleface25 yeah or in my mom's case she would always flush them down the toilet🤦♀️ believe me i completely understand how you feel, it sucks that there are people out there hateful enough to be nasty towards something they dont u derstand and in turn hate🤦♀️
Very nice! Thank you!
Dr Victor Fursov - Entomologist Beekeeper Teacher thanks!
Nice, but the orders Isoptera and Homoptera are defunct and no longer exist. The termites should be grouped with the cockroaches and the cicadas with the bugs
I will ask an entomology friend of mine to confirm that, thanks for telling me👍
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How do you make the labels?
Jamie Grant if you have microsoft office on a computer, thats how i made these, but recently i used a lable maker and that works good too😊
That one cicada is not a dog day cicada, I raise cicadas and mine are dog day and they don't look like that. Just letting you know :)
4H kids are the cool ones, FFA kids are usually bullies
I think I just found the coolest person in the world
For bringing insects form another country you need to have a permission,but how do you you get that permission because i don’t wanna go to jail.
If you buy ftom bioquip bugs, they are already here in the US and no paperwork is needed, its only when its live insects or if you order out of the country that you may need paperwork, but i'm not very knowledgeable about that, so i'd google it and see what you can find:)
SRC Reptiles thanks i just asked because I heard that sometimes those insects are dead but there’s still being live microorganisms and pests,thanks anyways I’ll google it and please continue making videos about this topic😊
@@santiagojuarez1289 with the ones i bought, they had been stored for a pretty long time(one said it had been collected in 1975!) i assume they keep them in freezers to preserve them until people buy them, but i get what you are saying:)
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So cool
Cutie Hammie Reptile thank you:)
Do you kill them or find them dead??
Michael Pooler about 10% of my collection i found dead. But 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
I was not going t9 attack you I just wanted to no since you have so much I am only 12. I dount think I am old enough to be an internet troll and I dount plan to be one
Also I am starting a pin collection
Michael Pooler lol oky doky, i just get so much hate comments its rather surprising being that entomology has been around for so long. If you ever decide to make a video of your collection, let me know! I always love to see what others have :)
@@SRCReptiles that's so horrible!
I'm gonna start a collection because it seems so cool!
You're super cool!
Hold up, did you just call aphids “aaaaa-phids?” 😂 (accents are interesting. I say ay-Phid. I also say katydid like cat-ee-did instead of Kay-tee-did.)
Lol
Are you need more specimen.
I have way more now, this video is old😊
Get Japanese beetles😭😭😭😭
I have one actually in my collection now that a co-woker caught for me😊
@@SRCReptiles are they common are rare where u live cause for us there considered pests cause there are hundreds of them in my backyard
@@ncdoggo7590 yeah they are pests here too, that's why it didn't get released 😊
@@SRCReptiles why did u not show it in the collection videos 1 and 2 (I watched all your vids lol)
Also I have 2 conoderus livid us and I did not know if they are common or rare so I wanted to ask u since u are a degrees entomologist
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That’ looks like a female ♀Dynastes tityus one question where did you acquire her from? West would be Dynastes granti East would be Dynastes tityus Oh ya do you want to see a cool magic trick with that beetle you definitely have what looks like a Female Dynastes tityus, they will turn dark brown sometimes easy fix just get some acetone from any hardware store and drop the specimen in for an hour or so. Than take it out carefully let dry maybe for an hour and your beetle will be just like knew again. 🙃🪲
The termite is a relative of the cockroaches thats why you put them together 🤓
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