Indeed. The second technique was some special glue. But I guess
some insects are then moving trying to escape from the glue.
Andre
If you leave the bug there long enough, you'll have forever...
Andre Langevin wrote:
Slowing is no good, they have to be absolutely still -- killed and
fixed. It's impossible to take a stack of pictures of live animals
small or large.
An entomologist friend has two "soft" techniques. One is to put
the bug in the cold (portable freezer if on the field) for some
time (I don't have the details) and you then have a certain amount
of time before the bug begins to move again, something like 2
minutes. I don't remember the other one, maybe slight oxygen
deprivation.
Andre