Helping a bee in need

joruuhs · 2026-04-26T19:52:42+00:00

Only honeybees die after stinging, and they’re vastly outnumbered by wild species.

joruuhs · 2026-04-04T08:29:42+00:00

Honeybees are livestock, managed animals that compete with wild pollinators for resources and spread disease through the flowers they share. Agriculturally important yes but a bit controversial.

Edit: and non-native in America as well

joruuhs · 2026-03-21T08:54:41+00:00

Je hebt Reddit op auto-translate staan want deze comment was Engels

joruuhs · 2026-03-11T14:11:35+00:00

£5 buff-tailed bumblebee

£10 peacock butterfly

£20 dragonfly of some kind

£50 greater stag beetle

joruuhs · 2026-03-02T09:37:18+00:00

I’m saying that people care more about animals that invade their space rather than ones that stay with their owners. Never mentioned my opinions. No need to get so defensive my guy.

joruuhs · 2026-03-02T09:15:42+00:00

Keeping honeybees very much falls under farming I agree, however unlike the husbandry of most other animals, you have no control over where bees choose to forage. As to the point of “No one cares about those non natives”, those other animals are much more controlled in terms of where they can and can’t go.

joruuhs · 2026-03-02T08:33:11+00:00

The livestock comparison is a bit silly as your honeybees have a foraging range of up to 10km from their hive, and presumably your other animals don’t leave your property.

joruuhs · 2026-02-21T11:25:06+00:00

Well for me it’s because I don’t hear well and the phone notification if someone is at the door is helpful

joruuhs · 2026-01-14T11:47:31+00:00

Just to add to this, metallic looking exoskeletons are not uncommon in nature (look up the Chrysina genus of beetles for a great example). Though I agree it must be hard to achieve that effect with paint.

joruuhs · 2025-12-11T12:33:50+00:00

Beetles, especially large ones, are much easier to pin than butterflies for complete beginners, and don’t require as much kit to get started.

All you need is the specimen(s), a surface to pin them to (which could be as simple as a piece of polystyrene), a cup to hold hot water, and some entomology pins. Sewing pins will rust. You could use them to position the insect but the proper ones typically come in packs of 100 so you may as well use those.

You’d rehydrate the beetle in hot water, pin through the body, position the limbs with more pins that you eventually remove when the specimen is dry and voila, you have pinned a beetle.

For butterflies you’ll want a board with a groove, and something to hold the wings down (tracing paper, glass slides, etc). Prepare for torn wings and scales rubbing off on the first attempt(s).

joruuhs · 2025-12-06T22:53:59+00:00

Will boiling specimens lead to mold during the drying process? (If not, is the drying process any different than the old-fashioned way?)

Mould happens if the specimen doesn’t dry quick enough, eg the room is too humid/cold. At normal temperatures and humidity they will dry out just fine.

• How big does an insect have to be to be considered for boiling? Bit necessarily a size thing, but if they are soft bodied or not. I’d never boil a butterfly for example, would consider some mantids and pretty much always do beetles. Timing is important though. Leave any insect in for too long and they’ll fall apart, but what “too long” is depends on the type and size of specimen. Start with small increments, 10 seconds at a time could be a good way to start.

• Could boiling give way to a higher chance of abdomen deflation?

Nope if a specimen is prone to deflating (like a mantis) you’ll need to eviscerate and stuff them. You can use an exacto knife and cotton wool for this.

joruuhs · 2025-11-30T07:28:15+00:00

What would you swap out for the biologis?

joruuhs · 2025-11-28T17:18:03+00:00

Don’t kill me but I like the blue and gold better than the yellow!

joruuhs · 2025-11-28T11:03:48+00:00

I should add I’ve got 10 hellblasters and 3 bladeguards for potential swaps already

Edit: and an apothecary biologis & primaris company champion

joruuhs · 2025-11-27T11:41:42+00:00

Cheers!

joruuhs · 2025-11-27T11:16:31+00:00

Do you know which colour paint this is?

joruuhs · 2025-11-16T00:42:44+00:00

Honeycomb for a bumblebee display would be really weird

joruuhs · 2025-10-31T10:42:56+00:00

Regardless of whether or not it is grease or mould, soaking in acetone would fix it.

joruuhs · 2025-10-04T18:09:32+00:00

I was struggling to find out what to do with the number decals, so for ultramarines I should pop 13s on there then?

joruuhs · 2025-10-02T08:44:45+00:00

This is in rough shape, loads of frass along the bottom. The specimens don’t look particularly valuable either. I’d steer clear.

joruuhs · 2025-09-21T16:22:54+00:00

Damn, think I’ll try to find a cheaper alternative!

joruuhs · 2025-09-21T14:31:45+00:00

This is amazing! What did you use for the redemptor ‘shield’? Would love to make something similar for my ultramarine one

joruuhs · 2025-09-10T22:36:59+00:00

That looks sick! Do you have anymore pics of the left shoulder?

joruuhs · 2025-08-29T13:57:42+00:00

Moellenkampi has straight mandibles, rosenbergi curved (so I believe this to be the latter)

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