Discussion about pinning insects

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I think we’re getting off topic here, delving into existential matters that could probably fill books. I don’t think humans have any idea how other life forms perceive and interact with the world around them, and that’s all I will say about the topic, although I could rattle on about it for days. In terms of iNat, I’ve seen very, very few pinned or preserved observations. The overwhelming majority of them are of living things. Outside iNat, how we behave in moral and ethical terms towards non human life is a matter we all must decide. I do my best to minimise the loss of any life, but I’m not going to tell anyone else what to do.