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preserving ants

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Mon Oct 19, 2015 5:59 pm

does anyone have experience preserving ants for display? :geek:
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Re: preserving ants

Post: # 4237Post MadVampy
Mon Oct 19, 2015 6:02 pm

larynx wrote:does anyone have experience preserving ants for display? :geek:
Place on needle and then encast0e in resin. Just make sure it has no bubbles. Polish it and you have the perfect display from all sides that can't be messed up by handling.

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Re: preserving ants

Post: # 4239Post larynx
Mon Oct 19, 2015 7:40 pm

MadVampy wrote:
larynx wrote:does anyone have experience preserving ants for display? :geek:
Place on needle and then encast0e in resin. Just make sure it has no bubbles. Polish it and you have the perfect display from all sides that can't be messed up by handling.

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what kind of resin, would you think?
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Re: preserving ants

Post: # 4240Post MadVampy
Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:47 pm

Polyester casting resin. its easy to use and your can buff it out to a clear finish. You Need to have something to use as a mold, we use to use a plastic ice tray as the mold beings it can flex to release the casting after it dries and also if we wanted to prank someone we could toss one in a drink. LOL Yes I'm evil like that. You can find youtube videos and instructions just by searching google. Have fun!

BTW... When my fav Emperor Scorpion dies I casted him so he would always be on my desk....... Damned if I know where it is now though.
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