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Post by gwo on Apr 24, 2020 7:17:21 GMT -8
I've been trying to prepare some insects for photography. A number of them are wasps and bees and I'm having a heck of a time getting the jaws to relax to a point that I can open them. Any tips on speeding that process up?
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Post by Paul K on Apr 24, 2020 8:46:47 GMT -8
I've been trying to prepare some insects for photography. A number of them are wasps and bees and I'm having a heck of a time getting the jaws to relax to a point that I can open them. Any tips on speeding that process up? Try to inject warm water with insulin syringe to the mouth, wait few minutes and then try gently manipulate jaws. It works for large butterflies and moths to loosen the wings . |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2020 9:47:09 GMT -8
Seep dry gin into the joints w a tiny brush letting capillary action suck in the gin.....wait......try to move. Not yet.....repeat.....wait a few......try again. Gin works great to loosen those tough stiff mandibles/legs/antennae etc.
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Post by Paul K on Apr 24, 2020 11:35:11 GMT -8
Ah, you need large amount of gin compare to water 😜
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Post by gwo on Apr 24, 2020 12:32:46 GMT -8
Seep dry gin into the joints w a tiny brush letting capillary action suck in the gin.....wait......try to move. Not yet.....repeat.....wait a few......try again. Gin works great to loosen those tough stiff mandibles/legs/antennae etc. Thanks to both of you. I'll have to get my hands on some syringes, but in the meantime I'll try the gin. Maybe a "one for you, one for me" method would work best  |
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Post by leptraps on Apr 24, 2020 16:26:51 GMT -8
The use of Gin to loosen mandibles goes way back and originated in the UK.
It also works exceptionally well on woman.
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Post by Paul K on Apr 24, 2020 16:41:45 GMT -8
The use of Gin to loosen mandibles goes way back and originated in the UK. It also works exceptionally well on woman. I suppose it looses many things 😂 |
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Post by africaone on Apr 25, 2020 2:24:12 GMT -8
inject ammoniac with insuline serynge (more efficient than hot water or alcool)
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Post by gwo on Apr 25, 2020 14:47:49 GMT -8
The use of Gin to loosen mandibles goes way back and originated in the UK. It also works exceptionally well on woman. lol I gotta say, I was really surprised with how quickly the gin worked. Thanks for the tips, everyone. |
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Post by gwo on Apr 25, 2020 14:50:35 GMT -8
inject ammoniac with insuline serynge (more efficient than hot water or alcool) I've been thinking about using syringes to inject liquid into the backs of the overly-dried-out eyes of flies and damselflies to temporarily plump them up to be photographed (I assume it wouldn't last for too long unless I used some type of gel that wouldn't evaporate). Have you ever tried that sort of thing? |
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Post by africaone on Apr 26, 2020 10:27:27 GMT -8
never tried gel and will not in the future. I used amonniac for long time for mandibules of Lucanid and prionid that are often very hard to relax. except if somone tell me it is a very good way of course  |
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