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You can move the insect's leg without soaking the entire specimen

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amara, 28.01.2008 14:43

If, for example, it "interferes" with the definition of blocking some detail. To do this, lubricate (using a thin brush) the "desired" joint with Barber's relaxing fluid. Its composition:

53 parts 95% alcohol
49 ---- distill. water
19 ---- Ethyl
Acetate 7 ----- Benzene

Because of the harmfulness of benzene, it is necessary to work in a well-ventilated area.
Found out yesterday in: American Beetles v. 2, 2002, page 817.
So you can probably fix your sawyere, but I haven't tried it myself yet.

This post was edited by amara - 28.01.2008 15: 38

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28.01.2008 17:25, Zlopastnyi Brandashmyg

I usually just put wet cotton wool under it. When dissecting the top of the abdomen/genitals, a container of water (penicillium) was placed under the abdomen and a "wick" was drawn between the abdomen and the penicillium, usually made of cotton wool.
But this is only useful for relatively large instances.
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