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Read up on insects

Here is a helpful link from the University of Illinois Extension program that will help you and your class learn more about what makes an insect an insect.

Choosing and Shipping Specimens

Over the years we've received all kinds of specimens in all kinds of conditions. While we try to accommodate anything that you send us, here are some tips to ensure that your specimen reaches us in good condition, and that your view of it is as varied and useful as possible. Even so, if your specimen has suffered in transit, we can show a few of our own specimens so your students will still have something to look at.

Mailing Instructions

Send all postal deliveries (insect specimens, newspaper articles about your experiment, etc.) to:

Bugscope Project c/o T. Josek
B650L Beckman Institute
405 North Mathews Ave
Urbana IL 61801 USA

Alternate Contact Info

Email us at bugscope@beckman.illinois.edu or phone +1 (217) 265-8164.

Send us a postcard!

If you found Bugscope interesting or useful to you or your classroom, drop us a snail-mail postcard! Perhaps something from your town or the area of the world where you live? Just send it to the address above.

Computer Requirements

Computer: Any type of computer can work - Windows, Mac OS, or Linux.

Software: Zoom* (please make sure it is the most up-to-date version available)

*Web Browser: If you can't download Zoom, you can usually join a Zoom session from a web browser instead. Firefox, Google Chrome, Apple's Safari, and Internet Explorer should allow you to join a Zoom session via a web browser.


 

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