Quote Originally Posted by wildhawk View Post
The other day DH and I were riding our bikes at our local park when I yelled out “turn around!” A big, beautiful scarlet red dragonfly was lying on the bike path, deader than a doorknob. I collected her for a studio specimen (I like to draw and paint nature and have a variety of insect specimens - and I am absolutely anal about every wing and leg being correct!). That is why my DH keeps ziploc bags in our bike bags!
Yes I like to collect perfect dead 'specimens' too. Did you see my mounted tarantula skin in one of the threads I linked to above? I have a gorgeous huge green luna moth in a plexiglass box.