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

insectheart said:
i am fascinated and so very envious you have the option to be doing this in an actual proper lab setting! those bones look great. i've only ever cleaned messy bones, and only with a lot of time and chemicals. those beetles make it look easy ;D
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Thanks! Unfortunately, right now we've been "evicted" from our proper lab setting because of construction. So, for right now, we are outside in a broken fridge. It still needs some work...
 
Zaffy said:
That is very ccool, where was this when I had my ichthyology class, I had to take apart and reassemble a Pacific Barracuda, Sphyraena argenta, that I caught. Putting the skull back together was a major headache.

Where is your lab? After we did this project my professor was looking into better ways to do the assignment.
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Right now our "lab" is outside, lol.

However, your prof could very easily get some of these beetles. Just do some google searches on dermestid beetles and dermestariums. People sell colony starters with info on how to care for them.
Or, take the uber cheap route and catch your own beetles. When you don't have any dead stuff to feed them, they will eat any old meat (raw or cooked) and dog/cat food.
 
red_wall said:
That really is kinda cool.
I wish I could chemical-ize things down to the bone.

Side note:


I just thought of the coolest art idea ever...

Skeleton tank.
Have normal community fish skeletons hung in a tank...
Crrreeepy.
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Label it "This is what happens if you don't cycle your tank properly."
 
HAHAH that would be a really neat piece of art! Even if done small with like one of those "frame" aquariums that hang on your wall and are evil for anything alive lol.
 
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