Preserving Animals In Resin Math

I m very happy i read this guide first before jumping straight into my first specimen there is way more to it than pouring resin over a dead thing and letting it harden.

Preserving animals in resin math. Preserve in jars of 10 formalin solution or 70 alcohol. Chafer beetle in resin 8 00. Wait a little bit. Cover the rest of your subject after 5 minutes.

Animals collected dead but in good condition. If it s not an animal you d want mummified then you re better off wet preserving it to mummify a small mammal like a rat or such you d have to remove the organs and fill it up with silica or a salt borax combination. I m not sure how many books are out there on this subject but i already have the materials ready such as the resin and mounts. Polyester resin does not cure in the presence of air.

And then bury it in silica or salt borax until it s mumified. I m sorry this was uploaded late. If you don t wait your specimen will surface. I learned how to dry preserve color.

While waiting for your specimen to stay in place cover it with something. Fill your well halfway. Get it really really dry. Beetles are one of the earth s most successful animals and flower beetles such as this one can be found all over the world in a wide spectrum of colors.

If they are freshly dead use above procedures. It took me a bit longer to make than usual but i hope it s informative to you. Most invertebrates and lower vertebrates. If they are long dead and dried out you will need to place them in a relaxing chamber to soften.

The paintings look so real they re mistaken for photographs. Chafer beetle in resin trigonophorus rothschildi the science.