Soaking insects

In parallel, I began to put my youth collection in order, so the question is in pursuit: Who can I get pins from? I don't go to the bird show for as long as I can - the pavilion is closed.

I apologize not quite in the appropriate topic posted a question
I saw some when spreading lepidoptera use film. I would like to know what is better to use film or tracing paper?.. Thank you.

After catching the butterflies (glassworms), I put them each in a separate triangular paper envelope, where they dried up, while their bellies flattened. Tell me after soaking the abdomen will take the same rounded shape?

In many places on the forum, I read that you can wash lepidopters with Galoshes, but I didn't understand how. Please tell me the method, and then sushnyak was going to edit here, and the glass panes were catastrophically reconciled and some scoops.

Since my pioneer childhood, I was taught to use transparent cellophane, such as packaging for bouquets. It seems to be working out pretty well. The tape is cut to the width of the wing and forward )

I have a male Cossus cossus a few weeks after spreading became like a boudreau wet on the abdomen, what is it? how to get rid of it?

Is it possible to spread the beetle's wings after soaking?

Colleagues, I ask for advice on soaking.

There is an old copy of a poorly preserved small (smaller than blattella) cockroach. Back in time immemorial, it was broken and glued together by no one knows what.


It is necessary to carefully separate the top of the abdomen for preparation. All soaking options are completely undesirable, because most likely the instance will fall apart.

Apparently, you will have to drip water in a dosed amount (moisten it with a brush?) apply to the abdomen until it is sufficiently softened. I couldn't think of anything better. Maybe someone can advise the best option?

PS. The specimen is not from my collection, otherwise I would not have bothered, but simply converted the insect into alcohol.

Still, you'll have to soak it a little first. In cockroaches, the abdomen is very "likes" to break not where it was planned (the break often goes along the sclerites, they are more fragile and important structures are often located on them).

Colleagues, I ask for advice on soaking. ...
Apparently, you will have to drip water in a dosed amount (moisten it with a brush?)...

Is it possible to spread the beetle's wings after soaking?

I tried with barbel - but it just fell apart

Continuation of strs. stories.10.09 after posesheniya 5-fair,grasshoppers dealt successfully:the plasticity of the joints appeared along with the flexibility of the long segments of the legs-the lower leg and thigh.The cephalothorax and body remained plastic.When the legs were straightened, the knees and abutments to the body crunched terribly-as if they had broken off.It seems that's all for now.

Mushrooms on butterflies very often settle alas. You mean decontamination of dishes only, don't you?