I have a pretty simple suggestion: I think it would be very reasonable to allow the option to salvage magical animals that you get from the logs for their essence. Especially seeing as they are the rarer drop. That or just the getting the insect in addition to the motes like you would fae iron or any other rare drop from a node. With the amount of motes needed for late game content I think we could use all the help we can get when more farming.
Thanks!