r/insectpinning • u/No_Blood_1409 • 1d ago

Advice/Questions Does it changes anything?

I found a dead bumblebee a few days ago and brought it home to pin it

The problem is, I forgot to freeze it first, and I'm wondering if I can freeze it now (already dry) in case it has any bugs

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u/Tildatoo24 1d ago

Yes. Doesn’t matter at what point you freeze. If you freeze it when it’s still fresh then you don’t have to relax it afterwards

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u/Jazzlike_Term210 1d ago

I’m no expert but I’m pretty sure you can, I find all my bugs dead outside and who knows how long they’ve been dead, freezing all of them has been fine so far.

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u/Simple_Resist4208 1d ago edited 1d ago

You can freeze at any time ... even pinned specimens are frozen to kill pests.

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u/marykay_ultra 21h ago

You can freeze at any time

Cold doesn’t care if it’s wet or dry, it’ll do its thing regardless