What people are saying and sharing.
"My Science people will love this!"
- Michelle B
Branson School District, Director of Instruction who loves technology integration! USA
"Kids can learn about the insect world and it is FUN. Check out this site"
- Esther W
Founded the Palo Alto High School Journalism program, Educator/Education Tech Consultant, San francisco
"Very Cool!"
- Keith S
Director of Library Services for the School District of Marinette. Award winning tech guru.
"Amazing stuff you have there!"
- Peter V
Teacher, Journalist, Columnist in BC Catholic Newspaper , Technology Enthusiast, Prime Minister's Award for Science and Technology Education, Canada
"This will be a student favorite"
- Louise L
M.Ed. Instructional Design, Certified Google Educator; District Technology Facilitator, Wyoming USA
"Insect collection and study will never be the same!"
- Laurie F
University of Nebraska, Instructor
"Excellent post and very relevant!"
- Jason U
"...check out their site and see what the future of citizen science may look like"
- Entomological Foundation
Education, MD USA -Facebook
- Nicole H
Ph.D Ecologist, Stanford's Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, Politico, and Climate Central
"Science teachers??"
- Blair L
Instructor IB Economics & Business at Mont Kiara International School Malaysia
"Excellent presentation you are helping who want to educate themselves with insects around them!"
- Mohammad R. D
Badin, Pakistan
"3D Spinning Insect Library @Blackhole Collections looks like a great education tool!"
- Inspire Share
Twitter
"Up and close with Rotating insect app for Classrooms"
- Gil B
PhD, Chief Scientific Officer. InsideTraker by Segterra, MIT, Boston, MA. -Twitter
"A tweet you were mentioned in just got favorited!"
- Chris C
Twitter
"Very interesting, what a neat app. Thanks for sharing!"
- Ethan D
Entrepreneur and Freelancer for EthanDeyo.com
"=:) I like much idea!"
- Maria C
Puebla, Mexico
"Nothing replaces going outside and collecting bugs but looks interesting nonetheless"
- Claire H
Wetland Biologist; Parametrix, Seattle
Try dragging on the demo insect
Have fun exploring the insect below. You can see its actual size by clicking the life-size button or measure the width of a single hair with the measure tool.
Tool Bar Help
Rotate, Click this tool then
move the mouse overtop of the insect:
With the mouse overtop of the insect,
Press-hold the mouse button and drag to rotate up / down / left / right
Zoom, Click this tool then
move the mouse overtop of the insect:
Hold the mouse button and drag to zoom-in, or
Click the mouse button without dragging to zoom-out, or
Use the mouse-wheel to zoom in or out
(tip: keep dragging small boxes to zoom-in more and more)
Pan, Click this tool then
move the mouse overtop of the insect:
Hold the mouse button and drag
Measure, Click this tool then
move the mouse overtop of the insect:
Hold the mouse button and drag to measure a length
Help,
click this tool to see these instructions
Keyboard Notes
Keyboard Controls
(tip: first click the insect for keyboard-presses to work)
Rotate:
Press keyboard "arrows" to rotate left/right/up/down
Zoom:
Hold keyboard "Shift" then "arrows" to zoom in or out
Press keyboard #1 to zoom-out to Life-Size
Press keyboard #0 to zoom-in to Maximum Quality
Pan:
Hold "Ctrl" then "arrows" to pan left/right/up/down
Measure:
Press keyboard "S" to display the current magnification
Computers Supported
Supported Systems (no plugins are required)
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Desktops/laptops:
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Windows (XP,Vista,Win7,Win8,Win10):
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Chrome
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FireFox
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Internet Explorer 9 and newer
(only version IE8 requires Java)
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Mac:
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Google ChromeBook:
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Linux:
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Tablets: (max zoom-in is less than desktops/laptops)
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Android:
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iPad:
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Microsoft Surface RT and Pro:
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Phones: (max zoom-in is less than desktops/laptops)
If you are having a problem with any one of these systems,
email us at support@BlackholeCollections.org
If you use a different computer system, submit a support request by emailing your computer details.