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Insect Lab: Customized insects by Mike Libby

insect lab, beetle with mechanical partsBy combining antique watch parts and electronic components with real insects, Mike Libby has created the unthinkable.  He has made science fiction into fact and combined nature with manmade functionality.

You can view Insect Lab's collection here.  His collection includes spiders, butterflies, cicadaes, dragonflies, beetles, bees and wasps.  The specimens are for sale and Libby does accept custom requests. 

Pictured:
Cetonidae: Caelorrhina Relucens
Black body with iridescent green shell, 2 1/2 cm long.  Steel gears and parts, second hand dial, capacitor.  Displayed in 4" glass bell jar with black base, $275.