DeoxyriboNucleicAcid Posted July 26, 2004 Share Posted July 26, 2004 My main question is: How long will it take for an insect (Preferably an Ant) to loose its color in 70% ethanol alcohol????? Are there better ways of preserving ants besides pinning and pointing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daisy Posted July 30, 2004 Share Posted July 30, 2004 Never tried to preserve an insect but I suspect you mean "entomolgy". Any tissue I have worked with required fixing....either in paraformaldehyde/Zamboni's/acetone etc. etc. 70% alcohol is a step I would use in the re-hydration/dehydration process...not in the fixing itself. But you would really need the advice of a histologist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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