3# Then, dry it under the sun (in the picture. There are two insects in it though). So, what with the base (the white board thingy that the insects were pinned onto)? To dry the insects while mantaining the postures of the insects. Without such pinning while drying it, I cannot dry them with their parts' postures mantained. Therefore, go and get a board just for this purpose. What with the plastic shields? To prevent other bigger organisms (cats, rats and birds) from ruining my specimens. The rock? Come on, it is windy out there. And that is just a light plastic shield there!!
Lastly, how can we say that the specimen is ready to go?
First indication; Ants. Do not bother when ants are crawling around your bugs. They bring no harm. But when even ants are not fancy of your specimen anymore, your specimen is ready.
Second indication; Smell. Specimen that is ready smell good (in another word, no smell. If it is not ready, the specimen will stink. If that is the case, keep drying it under the sun.). Still, smelling good may not be a good indicator, where the specimen may not be totally dry.
Just playing safe, dry your specimen under the sun for at least 2 afternoons. The more the better. Just do not overdo it. Imagine your specimen being bleached~
If you found this helpful please comment!! TQ!!
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