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Transportation of butterflies

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Tyomochkin, 28.06.2006 8:33

Then an urgent question came up. How to transport a butterfly caught on vacation after two weeks? After all, during this time, it can completely dry up! I've never been interested in it! I've heard about shipping in envelopes.

This post was edited by Tyomochin - 06/28/2006 08: 34

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28.06.2006 9:01, Nilson

Put it in a paper envelope with the source code (date, place), and put it in a box on cotton wool. Or just on a cotton mattress and in a box. The main idea is that the butterfly is soft around, and the outside is strong packaging, inside everything is quite tight, so that the insect does not crawl even when shaking. I prefer metal cigarilla boxes - if you don't smoke them yourself, send them to me smile.gif. Recent experience, however, has shown that even metal boxes are crushed to a pulp when sent by mail.

28.06.2006 10:50, Solarway

And if there are no means for straightening out during the trip,and the butterfly has already dried up, then what are the means for softening it and further straightening it at home, after returning from the trip?

28.06.2006 12:03, Nilson

And if there are no means for straightening out during the trip,and the butterfly has already dried up, then what are the means for softening it and further straightening it at home, after returning from the trip?

At home, put it in the desiccator and wait. Somewhere here on the forum, such issues were discussed very long and vividly. The easiest way is closed dishes with warm water, a foam island on which insects get wet. You can use wet sand, wet wipes, etc. (in this case, watch out for mold!). Then - as you are lucky, depending on what and how the insect is killed, it will be soaked in different ways. I used to have after gasoline that the butterfly was already beginning to rot, but I couldn't straighten it out.

28.06.2006 12:33, Solarway

The easiest way is closed dishes with warm water, a foam island on which insects get wet.

That is, conditionally, I take a plastic saucepan for the microwave (in hypermarkets such are sold), pour warm water, throw a foam island with a butterfly. Clearly, everything is simple. How long do you have to wait? An hour, two, or a day?

28.06.2006 13:30, Nilson

Wait - in different ways, depending on the temperature, size of the butterfly, etc. It usually took me at least a day. You can speed up the process, but I don't recommend it. And the degree of softening look at the eye, if the wings can already be moved-ready.
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28.06.2006 16:24, Solarway

Wait - in different ways, depending on the temperature, size of the butterfly, etc. It usually took me at least a day. You can speed up the process, but I don't recommend it. And the degree of softening look at the eye, if the wings can already be moved-ready.

Thank you very much for the clarification.

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