Has anyone found any of those? So far I have a bee, a butterfly, a dragonfly, a night moth and a torchbug: [http://pix.playground.ru/download/gallery/276634/85ba2342a6e9b1f8257a759fa0b0d236.jpg]

where are they from?

Heh, I got the same ones as you.

Only have the Butterfly atm

Yes, found them. And this should be moved to Spoilers section if you want to know what they are for...

They are decorations. Some houses have them.

From all over the Skyrim. The bee is from the bee farm, a thieves guild quest, for instance.

Alright, now that you have them, flip them over and translate the runic text on the bottom of each lid.

I'm not very good with make-believe languages

Maybe the runes say "Shop at ThinkGeek.com."

I know they sell the butterfly and the firefly in jars. Some kind of crossover promo?

I've only found the bee, luna moth and butterfly so far.

I'd be really interested to know what the bloody things are for, once someone figures it out.

I have tried unsuccessfully to get them to sit upright on the tables in my houses, lol.

I've only found the torchbug...maybe I need to actually spend more time exploring civilized places?

Damn, I want a bug in a jar. Where do you find them? Are they random loot?

what are they for?

According to the http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Torchbug_in_a_Jar#Bugs_in_a_Jar, those five are all there are in the game. They also list the locations.

The only one I have is the torchbug. It can be found

There is a HUGE debate on what the jar's are all about on another forum. It seems they may be a part of a hidden quest. I doubt I can link the site here, but search for the thread on reedit. It's quite expansive and a lot of time and effort is being put into the mystery.

Please tell me exactly how you lined them up so nicely on your table in the Whiterun house.

I only have the torchbug right now.

This is what they're for:

OH Cool! I had no idea they had a purpose and I only found the Butterfly in the Jar so far! I must collect them all!

The runes are probably daedric, anyone got some screenies of them? =p

I don't, but there have been all sorts of translation attempts. People are convinced it's a massive easter-egg, and the more I dig into it, the more I am convinced there is something behind it. There are just to many coincidences surrounding the runes.

However, I also understand that we as man love a good mystery as much as we like to bring order to chaos. The fact that those runes exist is enough to create all sorts of theories, but this one looks like it may just be the key to something HUGE in game that centers around the massive statue of Talos in the middle of the map.

I looked around the official forums and haven't seen anything on this topic, which makes me thing that 'beth' is keeping it on the downlow. I'll know one way or another if my comments on the subject are removed. lol

If you search the site I mentioned above, you'll get all sorts of info on the theories, including attempted translations of the ruins and a lot of player research into the matter. Personally, I think 'Beth' teamed up with the CIA and whoever solves the puzzle is getting offered a job by the government. haahaa

Somehow, I have 2 torchbug jars.
I left the place where you find it (mentioned in a spoiler post above) and came back later to clear it out (took the jar the first time, though).
Could the jar have respawned?
I honestly don't remember where/when I found them, but now there's 2 in my Solitude house as well as the bee and moth.