Preserving Mantis in resin

[Scott Dixon]

Hi,

I’m looking to preserve my beloved Sphodromantis pet (Tony) when he dies and was thinking of doing it in resin as it would look great on display. I’ve seen some people say online you need to dissect mantids before pinning them to avoid rotting of the stomach etc., but I was wondering if anyone knew whether this would be as much of a problem if I had him in resin? Also if anyone knows anything else I should be aware of when doing this, or has any tips it would be appreciated as I’m knew to this

Thanks!

 

[Sarkhan42]

Correctly setting a specimen in resin can be difficult as it’s usually done within a vacuum- not sure what your resources allow for in that regard.