From Science to Status Symbols: Why Antique Insect Collections Can Sell for $20,000

Antique insect collections became exceedingly popular in the 1800s and early 1900s. They were often built as working ...
kristv

The new Lego Insect Collection has arrived, complete with a soundtrack

The latest Lego set is here to usher in some Zen. Lego’s newest drop, the Insect Collection, comes with its very own ASMR playlist that you can enjoy while you build. Created by Emmy-nominated foley ...
MassLive

LEGO is retiring popular Insect Collection set and collectors are scrambling to grab the last ones

LEGO doesn’t always make a big announcement when a fan-favorite set is on its way out, but longtime builders know the signs, and LEGO Ideas The Insect Collection ($80) is officially entering its final ...
UMass Lowell

Bugging Out: Donation of Specimen Collection Boosts Study of Insects

Thousands of preserved bug specimens from around the world have made their way to UMass Lowell to help enhance the study of insects. Biological Sciences Asst. Prof. Christina Kwapich is the new ...
Purdue University

Purdue to showcase robot digitizing insect collection

Jennifer Zaspel, assistant professor, and Jeffrey Holland, associate professor, both in the Purdue Department of Entomology, pose with the robot called BugEye. Using 3-D imaging, BugEye is an ...
AZ Central

Bitten by the collecting bug: Arizona couple's insect collection valued at $10 million will go to ASU

Charlie and Lois O’Brien spent 60 years amassing a collection of 1.25 million insects as part of their research, he working one side of the trail and she collecting on the other. A day in the field ...