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Post by cabintom on Oct 2, 2016 3:03:13 GMT
Hey all,
I often find it incredibly difficult (especially with papered material) to get a specimen's legs to stay in the place I want them... they just spring back to any old position they choose. This is especially problematic when I'm pinning a verso. Does anyone have any tips?
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Post by deliasfanatic on Oct 2, 2016 3:51:41 GMT
Just pull them off.  Kidding! I run into this sometimes too; typically I'll position them with 2-3 insect pins at appropriate angles. |
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Post by Paul K on Oct 2, 2016 5:08:39 GMT
Just pull them off. Kidding! I run into this sometimes too; typically I'll position them with 2-3 insect pins at appropriate angles. Sometimes I pull them off ( no kidding ) and glue back lowering so they are not on the way to hold pin, if possible I do same as Denny with longer pins and on the insulating foam spreading boards that is more easy as pin can be placed anywhere. |
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Post by cabintom on Oct 2, 2016 5:19:46 GMT
I've tried using pins, but I find the wings are often in the way of optimal pin placement. Maybe I need more patience/practice.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 2, 2016 7:38:30 GMT
Butterflies got legs?! I never noticed these before, the wings always covered them.
p.S. I use boards with a groove not much wider than the body and I have a large variety of grooves. With these you just have to push the legs in and there is no chance of them showing up anywhere.
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Post by cabintom on Oct 2, 2016 8:10:34 GMT
Butterflies got legs?! I never noticed these before, the wings always covered them. p.S. I use boards with a groove not much wider than the body and I have a large variety of grooves. With these you just have to push the legs in and there is no chance of them showing up anywhere. I take it you don't set many versos then?  |
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Post by wollastoni on Oct 2, 2016 13:28:17 GMT
I just pull them off.
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Post by nomihoudai on Oct 2, 2016 18:33:48 GMT
Butterflies got legs?! I never noticed these before, the wings always covered them. p.S. I use boards with a groove not much wider than the body and I have a large variety of grooves. With these you just have to push the legs in and there is no chance of them showing up anywhere. I take it you don't set many versos then? I do a lot with Lycaenidae. Good thing is they pull their legs tightly to the body when dying, so I don't have any problem. With the larger species I indeed didn't mount many versos. |
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Kidding! I run into this sometimes too; typically I'll position them with 2-3 insect pins at appropriate angles.
