Patent ID: 7036454

Claim:
An insect holder for holding an insect of a particular type, the holder comprising a housing with a chamber adapted to receive said insect, an inlet to the chamber through which said insect can pass to enter the chamber, a head opening to the chamber adapted to permit the head of said insect in the chamber to pass therethrough to the exterior of the housing while retaining the insect in the housing, and retaining means for retaining said insect in the chamber with the head of the insect protruding through the head opening to the exterior of the housing, such that the insect is unable to turn around in the chamber, wherein the retaining means comprise a collar or barb locatable between the head and thorax, between the thorax and abdomen or behind the abdomen of an insect in the chamber, and wherein the collar or barb is movable between an open position and a closed or latched position.