F15hguy Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 if anyone has ever had a go at correctly pinning and displaying bugs they will know how proud i feel about this little fella, I had to as I have a Giant click beetle to put him next to. (it is either a dwarf click beetle, or a juvenile click beetle, both are found in the area and I don't have the ID books.... YET) btw thats a size 000 pin through the thorax, entire bug is less than 6mm long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Surely one would have sufficed...Or do you have some deep rooted hostility against click bugs that required extra needles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgustipated Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 this thread should be in the entomological acupuncture section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 Surely one would have sufficed...Or do you have some deep rooted hostility against click bugs that required extra needles? LOL its to keep the limbs in form. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddha Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 i have thousands of nz insects , got a better picture of it , most likely in the genus conoderus , not juvi as they dont grow , that's its final form. good job pinning it haha to be honest you should card mount something that small way easier are you doing this for a uni project or something? goodwork :thup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gannet Posted July 6, 2013 Report Share Posted July 6, 2013 nice job, not easy on the small guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fruju Posted July 7, 2013 Report Share Posted July 7, 2013 People taking the entomology paper at UoA use a single pin with a large head and stick bugs that can't be pinned on that. Maintains the structure of the specimen with compromising it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F15hguy Posted July 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2013 yeah for a uni project, might take it up as a hobby though, really fun in a weird way. normally I'd card point it, but then it wouldn't look as cool pinned next to the Giant Clickbug I caught earlier in the year. would love to do that fruju, but have to display as per international guidelines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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