Step-by-step of 'How to preserve insects'. no. 1

So, how to preserve insects? Well, for newbies, it will be a mess if no proper guide is obtained....

 I experienced it before.. Still, since I adopted this 'art' as my hobby, I practiced a lot on the matter of preserving insects. For the first few times, it was a total screwed up. Then, slowly I able to 'figure' it out. Ultimately, I am here sharing my experience step by step with pictures as guidances; I know that a lot of people out there unable to preserve insects properly due to lack of good guides on the internet. Hence, your savior is here!

1# Firstly, let the insect die (I suggest natural death, umm, like by hunger. Chloroform is like kinda messy and expensive) Then proceed to the next step straight away with the fresh specimen. DO NOT DRY IT UNDER THE SUN FIRST!! It will just harden the insect and hence you will be unable to 'mould' it easily.

2# Pin through the middle body (NOT THE ABDOMEN!!) and that will be the very pin that hold the specimen upright. Using pin, hold the parts of the specimen (wings, legs, head .etc)(in the picture) into the position as though that it is natural (not the dying sad posture!!).

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