Can you embalm insects for purposes of preserving them for a collection?
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I don't think you have to because they have exoskeletons, so they wouldn't have the same problems like the rest of us would with rotting flesh, etc.
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It is theoritically possible to clone a dinosur from its bones, however it would have to be recent bones to still have marrow cells in the, and since no dinosaurs have died recently then no, it is not practically possible. Plus, you would have to have a surrogate mother large enough to carry a dinosaur feutus to full term.
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The best thing to do in your case if you are wanting to study this insect is to go to the websites of colleges in Georgia and see which school has some sort of entomology program. Or at least an invertebrate zoologist and see if they can capture a specimen. Also, get in contact with the state wildlife agency in Georgia (they can be called different things from state to state). They will probably have an entomologist on staff or at least refer you to someone in the state of Georgia that can help you. If your not from a university they may or may not help you but since your dealing with an insect they probably will as long as its not threatened or endangered. If it is your probably going to have to go through a lot of red tape.  I've had to contact the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries for a particular snake I'm researching and they refered me to someone who is willing to help me out.
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You could keep it in a moisture proof cedar chest.\n\nHowever, if it has sentimental value, I would use it.  Saving things for a special occasion that never comes is sad.\n\nLet it make some memories for you too.  Keeping it in a box will not do that.  And, you can check completed auctions on EBay for current values.
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if someone put a bug in it, fish it out.
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No. It is an individuals choice whether to be embalmed or not. This is at least the case in Australia. You will also find with the Semitic religions there is no embalming as they have their burials the next day. Embalming has less to do with decay as it does with aesthetic presentation of the body to the family. Temperature is more relevant to the initial decaying process of the body. However over time embalming is important if the body is to remain unburied or uncremated for an extended period.
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go to googel!\n\nThe Canadian National Collection (CNC) of Insects, Arachnids and Nematodes\nhttp://res2.agr.gc.ca/ecorc/cnc/index_e.htm\n\nMcMichael Canadian Art Collectio\nhttp://www.mcmichael.com/
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I used to freeze and donate birds to Carnegie Museums. Is this what you want? I do have a microscope, but not so good at dissection.
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Well, if they are original, YES> But, you'll need to find a buyer. and since they are Nazi oriented materials, you can't put them on Ebay. Try looking in the phone book for locla antique stores and go from there. Don't SELL them to the stores, you'll only get a fraction of their value. But, they MIGHT be able to give you a value for them. Good luck!
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Sounds Cool. You may be able to sell them at Flea Markets Also. Good Luck
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I think it depends on your culture (some don't allow embalming and other preparations).  For bodies that will be embalmed, made up and "prepared" for burial, they do sew the eyes and mouth shut.  One of the many reasons I think cremation is the way to go.
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Are you doing this for a museum? Actually you still can purchase this on Ebay when people sell them. Listed below is actual auction. Shop around for prices and buyer satisifaction and guarantee!
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It depends on the insect. Some die off leaving eggs behind to hatch next season (like the Praying Mantis). I have heard some critters replace the water in their bodies with glycerin so they don't freeze during the cold months.
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I agree w/ eggman.\n\nMummification has to do w/ drying out as a means of preservation. But it doesn't always have to be dried out. Sometimes it is done as a form of burial which is a good method of isolation from the reaches of bacteria when done in the right setting. The bog bodies of Great Britain & other parts of Europe are a great example.\n\nThe 'bog bodies' are awesome specimens of mummification. If you haven't seen them then you should Google it. Their bodies were preserved well, some with the hair & wardrobe still intact. That is pretty neat considering some, but not all, of these bodies are from the Bronze Age.\n\nI love to PowerPoint pictures of them & show my students. The gross factor is wonderful!\n\nFreezing as a form of preservation can be both good & bad. Think of it as putting a steak in a freezer bag, putting it in the freezer, & leaving it for 20 years. It still may resemble the steak but won't taste all that good nor look that good. So it preserves pretty well as a whole but, like eggman said, not at the cellular level.\n\nFunny story about Wooly Mammoths being preserved though freezing...There is more than one version of the story but I like this one better it makes more sense...Also, this may just be one of those geologist myths...(as told by my prof & read in magazines)\n\nWhen the first mammoth was discovered, scientists had a "cookout" w/ the meat that was around 10,000 years old.\n\nOn a dare to each other they decided to cook & eat the meat. Problem is w/ 10,000 year old mammoth meat you don't know how many times the freezer "went down", if you know what I mean!\n\nWell supposedly the meat partially rotted either before it completely froze or sometime later during a thaw. It had started to decomp. It made them sick.\n\nMoral of the story...don't eat meat that is older than you or that you weren't old enough to remember seeing put into the freezer.\n\nI love to gross my students out w/ that story when I am passing my sample of mammoth hair around the room.\n\n:)
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Yes, as evryone above has pointed out, but they will also come from the body.  When someone/something dies, there are various bugs that lay eggs on the freshly-departed body very soon after death.  So these may hatch on the body after it's in the coffin after it is sealed.  The field of Forensic Entomolgy uses this phenomenom to fairly accurately calculate time of death of discovered corpses.\n\nTry not to be too squeamish or concerned about it, though.  We're just meat after we pass...\n\n("Stiff" is a wonderful book by Mary Roach about what happens when we die.)
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kill someone \neat or suck someone\ntouch a dead person\neat a insect \neat anything that is not normal
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yes they can...it is disgusting, but possible.\n\nIf you fear that a bug may have laid eggs beneath your skin see a doctor before it matures.