This was my latest preserved bug in my colection. Look at its big red eyes and its antenna. And also its flat face. The first time I seen it (it was still alive by then), I am utterly surprised with a 'wow!'. I not quit sure about other area, but in Malaysia, for me it is quit rare.
One main feature of this bug was that its face is flat, making it look somehowly humanoid... The sensation and emotion of looking directly into its eyes were, hmm.., extraordinary~
Still, for this bug, I did some mistakes during its preservation. Firstly, I am very satisfied about its 'dryness' but that was the problem; I need to secure the position of its appendages before the drying under the sun. It was because in the past, I did not dry other insects completely and hence able to shape their legs fairly easy. For this one, I tried the same method but with under-the-sun-for-2-days and end up with a detached leg (notice the leg in the middle? That was laying on the floor?). I forcefully inserted the leg back into its empty cavity but then it was like a loose stick..... Disappointment.
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