Dissecting Needles & Pins

Dissecting needles and pins are fine-pointed tools used to secure, separate, and probe specimens during dissection. Steel pins hold a specimen stretched flat on a board or tray, while needles and probes gently tease apart layers of tissue without cutting.

SmartLabs stocks plastic-handled dissecting needles, plain steel needles, dissecting pins, and probes or seekers for schools, universities and research labs across South Africa.

  • Dissecting Needles, Plastic Handle (Pk 5)

    Dissecting Needles, Plastic Handle (Pk 5)

    28 in stock
    Regular price R 92.23
    Sale price R 92.23 Regular price
  • Needle Stainless Steel

    Needle Stainless Steel

    90 in stock
    Regular price R 50.00
    Sale price R 50.00 Regular price
  • Seekers

    Seekers

    Only 1 left
    Regular price R 89.00
    Sale price R 89.00 Regular price
  • Dissecting Pins Steel Pins

    Dissecting Pins Steel Pins

    Only 10 left
    Regular price R 102.00
    Sale price R 102.00 Regular price
Dissecting needles and a long mounted probe laid on a dark blue dissecting tray

What are dissecting needles and pins?

Dissecting needles and pins are fine-pointed tools used to secure, separate, and probe specimens during dissection. Steel pins hold a specimen stretched flat on a board or tray, while needles and probes gently tease apart layers of tissue without cutting.

SmartLabs stocks plastic-handled dissecting needles, plain steel needles, dissecting pins, and probes or seekers for schools, universities and research labs across South Africa.

Common uses of dissecting needles and pins in the lab

Where fine points and pins support careful specimen work.

  • A row of steel dissecting pins holding a pale earthworm specimen flat on a wax tray

    Securing Specimens

    Steel pins hold a specimen stretched flat and stable on the dissecting board throughout a practical.

  • A gloved hand probing a pinned earthworm on a dissecting tray

    Gentle Separation

    A blunt probe teases apart layers or structures without cutting, useful for tracing tissue by hand.

  • A metal storage tin with labelled compartments for dissecting needles, T-pins and insect pins

    Sorted Storage

    Keep needles and pins sorted by type in a labelled tray so the right tool is always easy to find.

  • Needle positioning a sample on a microscope slide

    Slide Preparation

    A fine needle point positions a small sample precisely on a microscope slide before viewing.