Unsurprisingly, often the most interesting critters found in soil are the hardest to find! Theyโ€™re small, fast, and used to avoiding things that search for them. So, how do we find and study these tiny insects? With a Berlese Funnel (Also called the Tullgren funnel)!


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3 Responses to “Berlese funnel”

  1. emilyannejon says:

    Lol Can’t wait to go stick my hand in a pile of bug crawling leaves and stick them in a jar in my room…. ๐Ÿ˜‰
    Just kidding…. ish ๐Ÿ™‚ lol Thanks for the experiment!
    I’m going to be keeping it in my brothers room though ๐Ÿ˜‰

  2. Some yes, so make sure to use the right size screen so that you trap the bugs effectively!

  3. Chani Krongold says:

    Can’t the dirt also fall out through the screen?