EntoSphinx insect pins, Czech quality made with Swedish steel; sizes 000-7. Large inventory of stainless & black enamel available for immediate shipment.
Don't know what you need? Try our 10 size sampler pack in either stainless steel or black enamel.
Purchased some insect pins (that I will be using to mount some molted feathers from my pet bird) from Indigo. I’m really happy I was able to find a quality product that I can use to create my art. The product was superior to what I could find places like Amazon where the quality and origins are dubious at best....Read the full review on Google from Claire St. Hilaire.
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Keith Uloth:
Ordered insect pinning equipment with no issues. Their website was easy to navigate and the process was quick without any delays or window reloading.
My order was shipped and received quicker than expected. I will order from them again.
Alison Bell:
Ordered a sample pack of insect pins for making pinhole cameras. Wonderful selection and super-fast shipment even in a pandemic. They work really well for the purpose. I use the pin size below the size of the hole I want and have gotten …
Leyla Cardenas:
Online customer here, from overseas.. I bought insect pins because they are impossible to get here. Great products, very reliable business, Everything arrived in great condition.
Mary Claire Becker:
I have been using Indigo Instruments entomology pins in my artwork for almost ten years now, and at this point they have been an integral part of multiple framed works as well as four different large-scale sculptural paper installations. Basically—huge thanks to Indigo Instruments for being a big part of my studio practice! Insect pins are super sharp & have many uses pins in arts, crafts, hobbies.
Laura Sudweeks:
Ordered 100 magnifying glasses for a marketing project. First I started on Amazon, but they only allowed me to order 10 at a time. That was a waste of my time and a complete pain. Some of the orders were canceled because they couldn't …
Jeanne Paquette:
Indigo Instruments has been a reliable source of affordable hand lenses for beginners in our earth sciences courses at McGill University. We tried other suppliers after coming across the occasional defective items (unavoidable in mass manufacturing). However, Indigo Instruments offers us the best quality:price ratio and attentive service among the many options we tried.
The 10 Size Sample Pack comes with 10 pins of all 10 sizes and best pin size for focal length recommendations.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) involves the use of pheromone traps. Many of these insect attractants can be found in this extensive list of insect pheromones. Those with a chemistry background may find viewing these structures with our 3D Molecular Model Builder useful for teaching organic stereochemistry in the context of evolution.
Sizes 000, 00, 0, are thinner than acupuncture needles & can even be used as electrodes in neuroscience. The sizes of all our insect pins are listed below.
Pin # | Dimensions | Pin Head | Wire Gauge(s) |
000 | 38x0.25mm (1.5x0.01") | 0.9mm | 46, 47 |
00 | 38x0.30mm (1.5x0.012") | 1.1-1.3mm | 45, 46 |
0 | 38x0.35mm (1.5x0.014") | 1.1-1.3mm | 43, 44 |
1 | 38x0.40mm (1.5x0.016") | 1.1-1.3mm | 42 |
2 | 38x0.45mm (1.5x0.018") | 1.1-1.3mm | 41 |
3 | 38x0.50mm (1.5x0.02") | 1.1-1.3mm | 40 |
4 | 38x0.55mm (1.5x0.022") | 1.1-1.3mm | 39, 40 |
5 | 38x0.60mm (1.5x0.024") | 1.1-1.3mm | 38-39 |
6 | 38x0.65mm (1.5x0.026") | 1.5mm | 37-38 |
7 | 50x0.70mm (2x0.028") | 1.6mm | 37 |
Note: 25mm=~1". So 38mm=~1.5"; 50mm= ~2"; 1/64"=0.015".
Here is a very complete Guide to Arthropods. It describes life cycles, techniques and more.
There are many on-line sources & books that describe various insect pinning techniques. Here is just one: Best Practices in Pinning Insects
The most popular sizes for pinning insects are #2 & #3. Smaller sizes are useful for fine textiles like silk & satin. Thicker pins, like 6 & 7 are good for heavier materials.