PART II. 



THE COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION 



OF SPECIMENS. 



CHAPTER I. 



THE COLLECTION OF SPECIMENS. 



IN order to study insects thoroughly it is 

 necessary to collect specimens. Very 

 much can be learned by merely watching 

 insects in the field, but if we are to study 

 their structure and their classification, we 

 must make a collection. 



In doing this we should be humane. 

 It is not probable that insects are as sen- 

 sitive to pain as we are, but there is no 

 doubt that they suffer when injured. We 

 should, therefore, handle our specimens carefully, kill 

 them without inflicting needless pain, and destroy no 

 more than is necessary for study. It is not merely 

 the insects that are to be considered in this matter, 

 for no one can be cruel to animals without its having 

 a bad effect on his character. 



I. COLLECTING APPARATUS. 



The first step in the collecting of insects is the 



preparation of collecting apparatus. Many things 



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