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No more school, time for my weird hobbies (self taught insect pinning)
298 upvotes, 11 comments. Sidechat image post by Anonymous in Environmental Baddies. "No more school, time for my weird hobbies (self taught insect pinning)"
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Anonymous 33w

be careful using sewing pins for the permanent body pins! they can rust and damage the specimen. i personally use size 00, 0, 1, or 2 insect pine specifically for those pins and the regular sewing pins for the others

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Anonymous 33w

how’d you learn? i wanna do this so bad

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Anonymous 32w

Stfuuu that’s so sick

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 33w

where do you get your pins? i’d love to get my dad things for this

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 33w

i got mine on amazon, there are entomological supply sites i think but it was easiest access

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 32w

thanks!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 32w

They’re not permanent don’t worry:) I use these for the initial pinning because I’m lowkey blind 😭😭

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 32w

I watched a couple of YouTube videos :) if you just look up insect pinning and go to older videos there are some really good resources on it!!

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 32w

ur so real for that, the amount of times i’ve completely lost a pin because they’re so small is …concerning

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 32w

awesome! thanks!

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 32w

PLEASEEE I was moving one to a pinning board and got stabbed in the finger and fully went “damn I didn’t know butterflies could bite” ?!?!??

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