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  2. Insect collecting - Wikipedia

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    Beetle collection at the Melbourne Museum, Australia. Insect collecting refers to the collection of insects and other arthropods for scientific study or as a hobby. [1] Most insects are small and the majority cannot be identified without the examination of minute morphological characters, so entomologists often make and maintain insect collections.

  3. Aspirator (entomology) - Wikipedia

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    1 - collecting tube; 2 - cork; 3- collection jar; 4 - cloth filter; 5 - tube for attaching a flexible hose; 6 - flexible hose for breathing air. In entomology, an aspirator, also known as a pooter, is a device used in the collection of insects, crustaceans or other small, fragile organisms, usually for scientific purposes. [1] [2] [3]

  4. Beating net - Wikipedia

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    Beating insects from a tree branch Using an umbrella as a beating net. A beating net, also known as beating sheet, beat sheet or beating tray, is a device used to collect insects. It consists of a white cloth stretched out on a circular or rectangular frame which may be dismantled for transport.

  5. Department of Entomology, National Museum of Natural History

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    With the donation of Riley's personal collection (by Riley's account, 115,000 pinned specimens, 2,850 vials of alcohol material, and 3,000 slides of minute insects, for an estimated total of 150,000 specimens and 20,000 species) in 1886, the USNM insect collection achieved status as a major entomological depository.

  6. Butterfly net - Wikipedia

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    A butterfly net (sometimes called an aerial insect net) is one of several kinds of nets used to collect insects. The entire bag of the net is generally constructed from a lightweight mesh to minimize damage to delicate butterfly wings. Other types of nets used in insect collecting include beat nets, aquatic nets, and sweep nets.

  7. Bottle trap - Wikipedia

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    A bottle trap is a type of baited arboreal insect trap for collecting either prized or harmful frugivorous beetles, especially flower beetles, [1] [2] leaf chafers and longhorn beetles [2] as well as wasps [3] and other unwanted flying insects.