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Post by 58chevy on Aug 13, 2012 5:21:29 GMT -8
Does anyone have a good method for mounting wasps with their wings spread? I find it difficult to spread both wings and legs. They get in each others' way.
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Post by colin12303 on Aug 13, 2012 9:21:36 GMT -8
I do mine like this,not perfect but it works for me. I leave the legs in the groove and spead the wings like a butterfly. Then i pull the legs out of the groove and position with pins Attachments:
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Post by 58chevy on Aug 13, 2012 10:52:56 GMT -8
Thanks, Colin. Good solution. I'll try it.
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Post by w1 on Aug 13, 2012 12:05:28 GMT -8
Do my wasps almost the same way. Cotton under the antennae and abdomen. Lots of pins. Really nice to have a variety of forceps to work with. Large wasps defiently have to be one of the best insects to have displayed. For smaller species have developed a method using a fluffy tolietpaper roll which sounds crazy but has worked out great. You just make slight indentations in the top of the roll, pin the same as you would a spreading board. Fluffy is gentle on the specimens and you can fit a bunch on one roll.
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Post by admin on Aug 13, 2012 13:39:00 GMT -8
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Post by 58chevy on Aug 15, 2012 6:49:17 GMT -8
Thanks everybody for the suggestions.
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