My Skeleton Work (WARNING! Dead animals and high res photos)

Wow! This is very interesting! One of my brothers was saying this was something he wanted to do. I may have to direct him to here.

I swear, I get those larvae in with my crickets sometimes! Or at least something that looks nearly identical to it.
 
Winged said:
Wow! This is very interesting! One of my brothers was saying this was something he wanted to do. I may have to direct him to here.

I swear, I get those larvae in with my crickets sometimes! Or at least something that looks nearly identical to it.
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It's possible that you do find these! If you ever see some not so fresh roadkill, check it out. These guys tend to colonize carrion after the maggots get to it. Maggots need things really moist, but dermestids can deal with much drier food. You can find these guys everywhere, even in your yard.
 
cam191919 said:
the gourami i find the most interesting, it would be interesting to find donations of fallen fishy friends from LFS's and possibly aquariums
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I hope to get more donations! A lot of universities who run these (usually they are larger, but we are just starting up) work with local zoos and aquaria to get really rare and unique specimens. My one Prof was telling me about a time when he was in grad school (at a different university) when a nearby zoo had an elephant die. They asked if the U wanted it, and they accepted, of course. They had no place to put it, so they had a crane lift it onto the roof, and let it rot away to get the skeleton. He said there were stalactites of fat dripping down the sides of the building, and you had to hold your breath when you walked near the building or on the roof.
I've actually been asking around on here for specimens too. I'm always looking for large fish, reptiles, etc.
 
Nice! I watched an episode of dirty jobs that had the hole process of cleaning skeletons on it..I found it fascinating
 
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great thread and keep us updated!!!
 
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