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Aspirator (entomology)
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"Pooter" redirects here. For the character in Diary of a Nobody, see Charles Pooter.
In entomology, an aspirator, also known as a pooter, is a device used in the collection of insects, crustaceans or other small, fragile organisms, usually for scientific purposes.[1][2][3]
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1 - collecting tube; 2 - cork; 3- collection jar; 4 - cloth filter; 5 - tube for attaching a flexible hose; 6 - flexible hose for breathing air