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Bulletin - New York State Museum. Science. (3"^ insects mounted on points can be fixed at uniform hights by using a pinning block composed of three pieces one fourth the length
Pinning and Labeling Insects The proper way to pin an insect depends on the type of insect that you have collected. ALERT ! sof
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