Insect Pins

Super sharp insect pins sizes 000-7; Made by Czechs with Swedish steel.  Quality guaranteed for bug collections, crafts, textiles, puppetry, pinhole photography.   

Black enamel or stainless steel? They are all super sharp & can be used on all sizes of insects and even textiles as fine as silk.

The black enamel ones are made from spring steel & are coated with a rust resistant lacquer. They're fine for soft bodied insects, and cost effective for student use.

The stainless steel ones can be used for all insects & applications whether they are permanent collections of insects or textiles or any other material that you don't want disfigured by rust.
Description More Information Technical Instructions/Safety
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Black Enamel Insect Pin #000

Black Enamel Insect Pin #000
SKU: 33414-000
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #00

Black Enamel Insect Pin #00
SKU: 33414-00
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #0

Black Enamel Insect Pin #0
SKU: 33414-0
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #1

Black Enamel Insect Pin #1
SKU: 33414-1
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #2

Black Enamel Insect Pin #2
SKU: 33414-2
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #3

Black Enamel Insect Pin #3
SKU: 33414-3
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #4

Black Enamel Insect Pin #4
SKU: 33414-4
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #5

Black Enamel Insect Pin #5
SKU: 33414-5
$5.50USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #6

Black Enamel Insect Pin #6
SKU: 33414-6
$6.00USD or lower Each
Black Enamel Insect Pin #7

Black Enamel Insect Pin #7
SKU: 33414-7
$6.35USD or lower Each
Black Enamel 10 Size Pin Pack

Black Enamel 10 Size Pin Pack
SKU: 33414-All
$6.35USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin 000

Stainless Steel Insect Pin 000
SKU: 33415-000
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #00

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #00
SKU: 33415-00
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #0

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #0
SKU: 33415-0
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #1

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #1
SKU: 33415-1
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #2

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #2
SKU: 33415-2
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #3

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #3
SKU: 33415-3
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #4

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #4
SKU: 33415-4
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #5

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #5
SKU: 33415-5
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #6

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #6
SKU: 33415-6
$6.95USD or lower Each
Stainless Steel Insect Pin #7

Stainless Steel Insect Pin #7
SKU: 33415-7
$7.95USD or lower Each
10 Insect Pin Variety Pack

10 Insect Pin Variety Pack
SKU: 33415-All
$8.95USD or lower Each
More Information

Check out our blog: 10 Things You Can do with Insect Pins. 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.

Technical
Instructions/Safety

Insect pins are handy for making pinhole cameras but results are very dependent on the diameter of the pin. See: Pinhole Photography & Eye Evolution for more information.

Pinhole Image of Flower Courtesy Dan. P. Seattle, WA.