In this post I will share you how to make dandelion seed puffs preserved in resin. This is a practice for me to make a stag beetle specimen in resin (P.S. please also see a stag beetle in a hemispherical resin). Below pictures are what I made. Things to prepare ・Epoxy resin ・Silicone mold ・Release agent * If you visit Japanese page of this post, you can check links for these products on Amazon.co.jp. How to make it…
I joined Insect Fair, which is an annual event selling insect specimens at Otemachi, Tokyo. Total 1,200 m2 area was occupied for this event, but this was not enough to accommodate many visitors. I felt difficulty to walk around the aisles because of the crowdedness. The visitors have diversities, including man and women, children, adults and seniors. Since the photo-taking is prohibited in the event area, I will describe the event based on my experience and memory. In the middle…
This is a gynandromorph (an individual that consists of male and female) of Allotopus rosenbergi (stag beetle species living in Malaysia and Indonesia). The body has bilateral asymmetry, half side female and the other side male. This phenotype is quite rare, but have been widely observed in arthropods both in nature and in breeding conditions. We can see gynandromorphs of other stag beetle species as well on the internet (Ref.1, the link shows the gynandromorph of Dorcus hopei binodulosus, Prosopocoilus inclinatus inclinatus, Lucanus…
Rental space for breeding and caring stag beetles are provided by some shops. The rental space here means a monthly rent service for a tiny space to put cases for adult insects or bottles for larva. You may doubt who spend their money to rent a tiny space for stag beetles, but there is certainly a demand for it. As an example, you can see pictures in the below link. ランバージャック（Tokyo） Their rent fee is size dependent: 4,500 Yen/Month, W900×D450×H600 (mm)…