Drones have become valuable tools for biodiversity studies by providing aerial photographs; however, for most entomological studies, images, in particular those taken remotely, are usually insufficient; rather sampling of specimens is required. We equipped a cheap off-the-shelf drone with a net bag, flew it over the ground, sweeping the vegetation, and sampled adult and larval insects as well as spiders. ‘Drone-netting’ proved to be a versatile method for general insect sampling, particularly in inaccessible terrains. It is time- and cost-effective, minimally invasive, and adaptable for many research tasks in entomofaunistics; it shows a degree of representativeness similar to hand-netting, and caught specimens stay alive and can be released if not needed.

中文翻译：

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用于对活昆虫进行采样的“无人机网”。

通过提供航空照片，无人机已成为生物多样性研究的宝贵工具；但是，对于大多数昆虫学研究而言，图像，尤其是远程拍摄的图像通常不足。而是需要对样本进行采样。我们为便宜的现成无人机配备了一个网袋，将其飞过地面，清扫植被，并采样了成年和幼虫以及蜘蛛。事实证明，“无人机网”是一种通用的昆虫采样方法，特别是在无法进入的地形中。它既节省时间又具有成本效益，并且具有微创性，并且可以适应昆虫动物学中的许多研究任务；它显示出与手工网相似的代表性程度，并且捕获的标本可以存活，并且在不需要时可以释放。