Abstract: A device for sampling fluid from a subject includes a body having a fluid inflow end and a fluid outflow end, and a needle adapted to penetrate the subject to sample fluid. The needle is in fluid communication with the body at the fluid inflow end. The body has a body portion at the fluid outflow end that is couplable with a collecting receptacle. The coupling is such that an interior of the collecting receptacle remains in fluid communication with the ambient environment to permit the fluid to be passively collected into the collecting receptacle during fluid sampling. A method for sampling fluid from a subject with a sampling device is provided. A collecting receptacle releasably couplable with a device for sampling fluid from a subject is also provided. A kit including a sampling device and one or more collecting receptacles is also provided.