Insect Collections

They are due in 2nd Term. But you need to be collecting now!

 

 

What goes into making an insect collection:

  • 50 Insects: includes all creatures in the class Hexapoda which means anything with 6 legs. Spiders, centipedes, millipedes, potato bugs, etc. are NOT insects!
  • 4 duplicates are permitted

o       (meaning 4 grasshoppers, 4 monarch butterflies, 4 wasps, 4 bees, etc)

  • If you have very small insects keep them! We still put those in collections.
  • If a body part is falling off it’s ok, bring them anyway, we may be able to salvage it.

 

 

Materials:

  • Insect Pins

o       I will provide the first 50 insect pins. If you wish to collect more for extra credit then you will need to purchase more from me or elsewhere.

  • Vials

o       Aquatic insects are larvae, (such as caterpillars) and need to be kept in alcohol filled vials

  • Box with lid and Styrofoam
  • Extra pins

o       You need a package of average sewing pins. It doesn’t matter what kind. They are used for spreading wings and helping with placement.

  • Insect Collecting Nets:

o       A classroom set of 20 is available for check out. A student will need to check out the net and sign for it. You are responsible for any and all damages to the net! If you break it you buy it.

o       Check out will be available for 2 days (technically due on the 3rd day).

§         i.e. if you check it out Monday it’s due back by the end of school on Wednesday. If you check it out Friday, it’s due back Monday by the end of school.

§         If you keep the net longer than 2 days you will be charged $1.00 per day past the due date.  

  • Data Labels:

o       A sheet of labels will be given out. On these labels you need to put:

§         Name (of who collected it)                     ex.   Joe Smith

§         Date (of when collected)                                10/28/2009 

§         Location (of where collected)                         Rock Canyon,       .                                                                      Provo, Utah

o       These labels are very small. Making a spreadsheet and typing them is the best way to do it. But if you want to hand write them, I have blank sheets for you.

 

Prices:

§         Most everything can be purchased at the Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum at Brigham Young University in Provo.

o       Boxes w/lid and Styrofoam -- $2.40

o       Vials -- $1.00

o       Extra Insect Pins –

§         $7.00-$8.00 for a pack of 100

§       You can purchase extra insect pins (for extra insects beyond 50) from me for $3.00 for a pack of 50.