I have been hard at work creating some new framed insect displays for the holidays and this post will highlight some of the new pieces. The framed cicada natural history display is one of my new favorite insect shadowbox displays. I collect and love looking at old insect prints from […]
Tomato hornworm caterpillars are an often unwelcome visitor in our gardens. The big green caterpillar feeds on three familiar species of closely related plants: tobacco, tomato and potato. image source: wikipedia Although the adult moth is not that colorful, I find it striking from its size and long proboscis. The […]
NEW Framed Moth. This moth’s rapid wing movement resembles a hummingbird in flight and is often called a Hummingbird Moth. It has a long proboscis and needs a high sugar diet to maintain its rapid wing movement. If you live in North America, parts of south western Canada and want […]
A custom framed Death Head moth display I made for a fan of Silence of the Lambs. Buffalo Bill is the serial killer and the primary antagonist in the movie who murders overweight women and then skins them so he can make a “woman suit” for himself. He freaked me out […]