Part of what I love about insect collections is the look of all the insects crammed together inside a fancy box.  Over time, I came to realize that I prefer for my specimens to be as lifelike as possible, so this is a common sight at my home:

Dragonflies on spreading board

Most dragonfly collections consist of envelopes containing dragonflies with their wings folded up over their backs so they take up as little space as possible.  I want to be able to SEE my dragonflies, remember what they looked like when they were alive, so I pin and spread mine instead and let them take as much space as they want.  Yep, I’m a rebel.  :)

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