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Do you set your pinned specimens?
Jason G
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Posted on 27-01-2012 21:08
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Evening all,

Just a quick question, really. Do you set your specimen's legs and wings, or just leave it the way it comes from the kill-jar? I always set mine to a reasonable museum-look.

I attach a photo of one of my set Pachygaster atra specimens. Please bear in mind they don't usually turn-out that 'aesthetic', and as long as they can be identified it isn't so much of a concern.

Take care,

Jason
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rvanderweele
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Posted on 27-01-2012 21:32
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I do not! At least not as nicely as you did. It is too time consuming. I only take care that the important characteristics are visible

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nielsyese
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Posted on 27-01-2012 21:52
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I do, but only with the legsWink Especially in Anthomyiidae it is very useful because you can see the chaetotaxy much better then.
 
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