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*SoImStillUnsure Aug 22, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Hey, just wondering how you kill your bugs? Do you kill them with the piercing of the pin, or are they dead before that? Also, do they decompose at all when left on the styrofoam like you do?
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~Aviculor Aug 22, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
They are killed using ethyl acetate fumes before pinning. They do decompose, but it is not seen because their skeleton is on the outside. They only become brittle.
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*SoImStillUnsure Aug 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
And do they die with their wings outspread like that (in the case of the moths and such), or do you move them afterwards?
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~Aviculor Aug 24, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Butterflies and moths need to have their wings held in place using paper strips for a day or so.
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*SoImStillUnsure Aug 25, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Alright, thanks so much! :)
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*SoImStillUnsure Aug 23, 2012  Hobbyist Writer
Thank you!
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~Chris2Balls Dec 4, 2010  Student General Artist
you're doing an amazing job. :)
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