Ants build massive mounds with built-in ventilation, farming fungi like tiny agriculturists.
Ants build massive mounds with built-in ventilation, farming fungi like tiny agriculturists.
$129.95
This collection of dried insect specimens represents 12 different orders, 30 families and 30 separate species of insects common to YOUR STATE or surrounding states. Our Insect collection package is great for the student who is not sure which insects they want. Each insect is packaged in its own specimen envelope with all of the information a student would need to construct a label for the specimen. Pins and forceps are also included as well as free instructional video stream. The mailing box even has a pinning surface in it and converts to a handy display case!
| Order | Family | Common name | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blattodea | Ectobiidae | Cockroach | |
| Coleoptera | Carabidae | Ground Beetle | |
| Cerambycidae | Longhorn Beetle | ||
| Coccinellidae | Lady Beetle | ||
| Elateridae | Click Beetle | ||
| Lampyridae | Firefly | ||
| Meloidae | Blister Beetle | ||
| Scarabaeidae | Green June Beetle | ||
| Dermaptera | Forficulidae | Earwig | |
| Diptera | Bibionidae | March Fly | |
| Bombyliidae | Bee Fly | ||
| Calliphoridae | Bottle Fly | ||
| Culicidae | Mosquito | ||
| Ephemeroptera | Ephemeridae | Mayfly | |
| Hemiptera | Coreidae | Leaf-footed Bug | |
| Corixidae | Water Boatman | ||
| Cydnidae | Burrowing Bug | ||
| Pentatomidae | Stink Bug | ||
| Rhopalidae | Eastern Boxelder | ||
| Hemiptera|Homoptera | Cercopidae | Spittlebug | |
| Cicadellidae | Leafhopper | ||
| Hymenoptera | Apidae | Bumble Bee | |
| Formicidae | Carpenter Ant | ||
| Ichneumonidae | Ichneumon Wasp | ||
| Sphecidae | Thread-waisted Wasp | ||
| Vespidae | Yellowjacket | ||
| Lepidoptera | Nymphalidae | Mourning Cloak | |
| Mecoptera | Panorpidae | Scorpionfly | |
| Orthoptera | Gryllidae | Cricket | |
| Trichoptera | Limnephilidae | Caddisfly | |
| Insect mounting pins – pack of 50 | |||
| Forceps | Pinning | ||
| Order labels and sticker | |||
| Mailer box converts to insect display case | 12 x 9 x 3 inches with pinning surface | ||
| Instructional Video | |||