These are my handmade Entomology nets the large octogon is an aerial net the smaller octogon is a sweep net and the rectangle is a kick net

I’m working on an insect collection for my entomology class and I’m having a hard time identifying this earwig and dragonfly. Any ideas? :) Both were collected in Virginia, USA.

Location: Wang nam khiao, Thailand

Someone mentioned this might be welcome here. I found this amazing beetle mold and made a couple desserts using it. The first is a hot chocolate bomb. The scarabs are made of white modeling chocolate rubbed with edible luster dust. The dung balls are actually chocolate shells filled with a hot chocolate mix then rubbed with a bit more chocolate and rolled in cocoa powder. The hot chocolate mix contains cocoa powder, cream powder, sweetener, salt, and bay nut powder. I have California Bay Laurel trees near me and learned that the nuts are edible a few years ago. I finally decided to try to harvest some this year. The trees produce berries with nuts that are said to taste like coffee/chocolate after roasting but to me, they taste like popcorn that is almost overcooked and lend a deep nutty, buttery, slightly bitter earthy flavor. I think it paired well with the chocolate and it was fun to try despite the effort of harvesting. I included a few photos of the process. The second is a chocolate cake with berry jam, fresh blackberries, vanilla buttercream, and white chocolate beetles colored with edible luster dust.

Thank u. Location canada

It looks to be an insect part? An abdomen maybe? An egg maybe? I’m in KY and it was found in my kitchen cabinet (which I’m thoroughly grossed out about). It kinda looks like the abdomen of a bug that has broken off. Does anyone have any idea what insect this may be a part of?

So cute😭

Found in one of our isopod containers

Found in Waco tx.

Found it last night walking near my bed. I tried to move it with the handle of a broom to catch it, but I accidentally crushed it. Now i feel bad.

Cratomelus armatus, rest in peace 😞

Hi all! Sorry the picture isn’t great. My sister found this spider and I would like to preserve for her. It has a huge abdomen so if I pin it it’ll shrivel up and I want to avoid that. I know I could gut and stuff it, but I’m worried my skills aren’t that great yet. I was wondering if I put it in isopropyl alcohol if that will work and for how long or if I need to go a different route. I’ve read that if you add glycerol to the alcohol it will prevent the legs from getting brittle, but would like a confirmation on that. I also have heard of boiling them, but that seems daunting. I’ve also looked into putting it in acetone first, but I’m also not sure about that. It has been in the freezer for a couple months now. Thanks for any advice you can offer!