Insect Collection Set - 7 Insect Specimen Slide (in 5 square clear Lucite Block)  SS82BA

7 genuine different Insect specimens permanently encased in clear lucite material (in 5 separate individual square block). The specimens are crystal clear, indestructible and transparent. Safe, authentic and completely unbreakable product put living specimens right at your fingertips!
Anyone can safely explore the specimens from every angle.

It is clear enough for microscope observation.

Size of each block is 82x82x11 mm (3.2x3.2x0.4 inch).

Weight of each block is 85 g.

Total weight of the whole set is 420 g and 560 g with packing box.

Size of the packing box : 181x121x35 mm (7.1x4.8x1.4 inch)

This is a handmade real animal specimen craft. Each one will be a bit different (specimen size, color and posture) even in the same production batch.
The pictures in the listing are just for reference as we are selling multiple pieces with same pictures.

*** These insects are all from China.              

Golden Scorpion, Whip Scorpion, Pointy Eye Mantis

Nymph of Melon Stink Bug, Arrow Bug,

Nymph of Nepal Shield-backed Bug, Centipede               

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Chinese Golden Scorpion - Mesobuthus martensii

Mesobuthus martensii is a species of scorpion in the family Buthidae.

Diatribution: China, Mongolia, Korea and Japan.

Diet: Young can eat Pinhead crickets, small roaches, meal worms. Adults can eat large crickets, roaches, super worms.

ousing: Adults medium critter keeper, 2 gallon tank, or Rubbermaid type container. Young can live in small critter keepers or large deli cups.

Substrate Depth/Type: 2-3" of peat/sand mix with rocks or hides. Pack down substrate and use flat rocks for them to create hides under.

This species is fairly communal, if provided with enough hiding spaces. A good rule of 1 scorpion per gallon of tank space is ideal. They also breed quite readily and beginning to be a very common scorpion in the trade.

Its preferred habitat is warm, dry areas with little vegetation. M. martensii can grow to about 6 centimetres (2.4 in) long, with females usually slightly larger, and has a life-span of about 4 to 6 years.

M. martensii, especially its tail, has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for many centuries to treat various neuronal problems.

Whip Scorpion - Typopeltis crucifer

Order: Thelyphonida   Families: Geralinuridae, Thelyphonidae

This species can be found in China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea

Whip scorpions range from 25 to 85 mm in length, with most species not longer than 30 mm; the largest species, of the genus Mastigoproctus, reaching 85 mm.

They use only six legs for walking, having modified their first two legs to serve as antennae-like sensory organs. They have one pair of eyes at the front of the cephalothorax and three on each side of the head, a pattern also found in scorpions Whip scorpions have no poison glands, but they do have glands near the rear of their abdomen that can spray a combination of acetic acid and octanoic acid when they are bothered. The acetic acid gives this spray a vinegar-like smell, giving rise to the common name vinegaroon.

Whip scorpions are carnivorous, nocturnal hunters feeding mostly on insects and millipedes, but sometimes on worms and slugs. Mastigoproctus sometimes preys on small vertebrates. The prey is crushed between special teeth on the inside of the trochanters (the second segment of the leg) of the front legs. They are valuable in controlling the population of roaches and crickets.

Pointy Eye Mantis - Creobroter sp.

Family: Hymenopodidae   Subfamily: Hymenopodinae   Tribe: Hymenopodini  Genus: Creobroter

This is a small flower type mantis species from rain forest. They can be found from south Asia to South East Asia as far as southern China. They are usually in brown or green in color and has pointy eyes. They are well camouflage in bushes full of flowers. They are aggressive species feed mainly on insects that were attracted to flower nectar or pollen. Male of this species will fly away with slightest disturbance. Female feed almost every day after turning into adult and does not fly due to its weight.

Both sexes have long wings and are capable fliers. Full-grown males are about 3 to 4 cm in length, females about 4 to 5 cm.

Creobroter are known for having varicolored (yellow, white, red, brown, etc.) markings which serve as camouflage by hiding the creatures' actual shape and making them look somewhat like flowers when hiding amidst green foliage. The adult males are long and slender and have wings that are longer than their abdomen. The adult females are bulkier and broader, with wings that extend just a little bit over the end of the abdomen.

Centipede - Scolopendra subspini

Distribution: Central and western China

The first pair of legs of a centipede with clasp, sharp, hook-I have venom, commonly known as the palate teeth, teeth or claws drug limb, and so on, can emit Daishi. After being bitten by a centipede, a large number of its venom secrete venom, the venom-mouth dental palate Victims subcutaneous injection result of poisoning.
Body length of adult centipede is about 13 cm, body width is 0.5 - 1.1 cm, chiropractors abdominal slightly flat, circular plates head, prominent front, the head plate and first dorsal golden yellow, commonly known as the "head of the centipede."

Food for centipede: a variety of insects, animal offal, melons and other fruits and leaves, beans, tree trunks as raw materials.

Nymph of Melon Stink Bug - Coridius chinensis

Food Use: "Coridius chinensis (Dallas) is eaten by one or more Assamese tribes."

Medicinal Use: "This species is very commonly used in China in an aphrodisiacal medicine and is on sale in Chinese medicine shops throughout China.  It is called 'Chu Shan Chung' or 'Hai Tao Chung' and was written about in 1590 by Li Shih chen and in 1890 by Fang Shui."

Arrow Bug - Megarrhamphus truncates

Order: Hemiptera  Suborder: Heteroptera  Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha  Superfamily: Pentatomoidea   Family: Scutelleridae

Scutelleridae is a family of true bugs. They are commonly known as jewel bugs or metallic shield bugs due to their often brilliant coloration. They are also known as shield-backed bugs due to the enlargement of the last section of their thorax into a continuous shield over the abdomen and wings. This latter characteristic distinguishes them from most other families within Heteroptera, and may lead to misidentification as a beetle rather than a bug. These insects feed on plant juices from a variety of different species, including some commercial crops. Closely related to stink bugs, they may also produce an offensive odour when disturbed. There are around 450 species worldwide.

Nymph of Nepal Shield-backed Bug - Poecilocoris nepalensis

Order: Hemiptera     Suborder: Heteroptera     Family: Scutelleridae    Genus: Poecilocoris

Distribution: Western, central and southern China, India, Nepal, Myanmar.

Size:- length: 16 -21 mm  width: 9.5 – 12 mm

Orange to reddish brown, with metal flashing. Head blue-black, the middle lobe longer than lateral antennae blue-black. Pronotum broad front edge area with blue-black horizontal bands, the rear has two black spots great circle; few straight front edge, the edge is slightly warped and smooth. Scutellum has 11 spots ranging in size from the base to end arranged 3,2,4,2, of which the first three rows of the central two largest, 4th row 2 minimum or disappear. Leathery forewings base portion exposed, blue-black. Enough blue-black. Central ventral abdomen with the body color, the rest black.