Abstract: An ecology bug catcher for efficiently trapping a bug without killing it includes a hollow tube with a first end and a second end, a catching mechanism for catching a bug, an ejecting mechanism and a triggering mechanism. The catching mechanism has a first position in which it is resiliently biased so that it is normally closed and a second position in which it is held open. The catching mechanism is slidably coupled into the hollow tube at the first end so that the hollow tube holds it in the second position until the catching mechanism is ejected from the hollow tube and returns to the first position. The ejecting mechanism ejects the catching mechanism from the hollow tube. The triggering mechanism releases the catching mechanism. The ejecting mechanism includes a plug, a spring and a connector and ejects the catching mechanism in order to catch a bug. The plug is mechanically coupled to the hollow tube adjacent to the second end.

Abstract: The present invention is an improved bug catcher which enables a person to capture an insect without killing or injuring it in order that he may set the insect free outdoors. The improved bug catcher includes a platform member and a semispherical member which is mechanically adapted to be enclosed by the platform member. The improved bug catcher also includes a first elongated member which is mechanically coupled to the platform member at one end and a second elongated member which is mechanically coupled to the semispherical member at one end. The improved bug catcher further includes a hinge which pivotally couples the ends of the two elongated members which are oppositely disposed to the ends thereof to the platform member and the semispherical member. The semispherical member is generally formed from a clear plastic in order to allow the person to view the entrapped insect.