Bailey's Beetles

Bailey's Beetles We use our dermestid beetles to clean skulls for taxidermy purposes.

More new art for the Bug Shack. Custom stained glass piece from a friend up north. Thanks Robin! I love it!
02/12/2026

More new art for the Bug Shack. Custom stained glass piece from a friend up north. Thanks Robin! I love it!

Whole hog head and neck. This is the first time I did not take out the tounge, eyes and brains. It took them a couple we...
01/31/2026

Whole hog head and neck. This is the first time I did not take out the tounge, eyes and brains. It took them a couple weeks to clean it all. Not gonna lie, it did get pretty stinky.

New Year, new art for inspiration. Thank you for this awesome beetle painting!
01/05/2026

New Year, new art for inspiration. Thank you for this awesome beetle painting!

For comparison, the left skull depicts its state after being removed from the beetles, whereas the right skull exhibits ...
10/29/2025

For comparison, the left skull depicts its state after being removed from the beetles, whereas the right skull exhibits a specimen that has completed a proper degreasing process.

Happy to send this beautiful axis home. Thanks Amanda HD for letting me preserve the memories of your hunt.
10/29/2025

Happy to send this beautiful axis home. Thanks Amanda HD for letting me preserve the memories of your hunt.

One rattlesnake snake out, next rattlesnake in. These guys sure do stink!
10/15/2025

One rattlesnake snake out, next rattlesnake in. These guys sure do stink!

First attempt at tanning a rattlesnake. Bugs will clean the body. I should have some new jewlery coming from the bones. ...
09/18/2025

First attempt at tanning a rattlesnake. Bugs will clean the body. I should have some new jewlery coming from the bones. Not sure what ill do with the hide yet.

First new piece created in the new bug shack. Longhorn neck bone, Nilgai tailbone, and some chicken tail feathers. I cal...
09/02/2025

First new piece created in the new bug shack. Longhorn neck bone, Nilgai tailbone, and some chicken tail feathers. I call this one The Begining And The End.

New studio at the new house. Took a lot of clean up, but I'm super excited to have a new place to create. The bugs shack...
09/02/2025

New studio at the new house. Took a lot of clean up, but I'm super excited to have a new place to create.

The bugs shack is a little ole place where we will eat your face off. Bug shack baby, bug shack......you know you want to sing it!

Bugs are just about done with this gator
09/02/2025

Bugs are just about done with this gator

This Nilgai ribcage was huge! Thinking of making a chandelier with this once its clean.
09/02/2025

This Nilgai ribcage was huge! Thinking of making a chandelier with this once its clean.

Here's a couple Aoudad I finished up recently.
09/02/2025

Here's a couple Aoudad I finished up recently.

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