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Post by lordpandarus on Nov 18, 2011 8:18:31 GMT -8
So back to the glue question
These Japanese collectors that glue the wings in place on rare specimens, would you consider it devalues the specimens?
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Post by downundermoths on Nov 18, 2011 15:05:33 GMT -8
...only if you are a really fussy bugger
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Post by papiliotheona on Dec 10, 2011 2:24:14 GMT -8
1: It is possible that the insect is loose on the pin and it is there to keep it from slipping or rotating.
2: It is possible that the wing bases got some creasing or other stress and needed to be reinforced.
IMHO Elmer's wood glue is excellent for just about all butterfly repair.
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Post by papiliotheona on Dec 10, 2011 2:26:15 GMT -8
This is why I almost have stopped collecting Morphos. I want the insect entire and naturally completed. I know to degrease them perfectly in gazoline,so there is no reason for me to remove the abdomens. Sadly almost all the Morpho hunters remove the abdomens. Thanos Morphos don't grease worse than Megs, and Megs can be restored to A1 even if fully greased. Morphos have bigger and more fragile wings though.
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