I see what you're saying. But, you guys are serious collectors of some pretty special specimens. I'm just an old guy farting around with common bugs. I wouldn't expect anyone else to do what I've done. To me, they look more life like standing on their own legs. A pin sticking through them kind of sp...

A "curious" take on insect preparation. If you should decide to make any number of these I do hope you put them into a tight-lidded container of some sort to prevent insect pests from getting at them and from dust settling on them. Perhaps, a pin is still necessary (at least placed in the...

A crane fly was a challenge. I ended up losing one of its legs.

Instead of sticking them on a pin, I've been experimenting with gluing them to a small square of poster board. This way I can hand them to someone for close examination. Here is a paper wasp. https://i.postimg.cc/05BNKPQX/paper-wasp.jpg And here is a large fly. I don't know what kind it is but it's ...

This is an interesting thread. I've hardly posted because I'm such a newbie that I don't have anything to contribute. I've seen this same discussion on other forums that are hobby related. I have posted photos here and don't find it that big a deal. I always do some cropping and re-sizing anyway.

Here's a link.
https://hackaday.com/2022/07/16/neural-network-identifies-insects-outperforming-humans/

What do you think?