Finally got around to rehydrating a New Zealand Giant Centipede (Cormocephalus rubriceps) for pinning yesterday. Today I straightened the body, flexed out each leg, then realised: “How on earth am I going to pin this?!”
Will just 1 pin half way down the body be enough to support it?
Or should I use 2 pins? (If so, which tergites should the pins go through?)
I know they can be pinned as I have seen several examples at the Auckland Mueseum, but I can’t for the life of me remember where the pins went. (Come to think of it, the bodies may have been straightened out and 2 pins used either side of the ‘pede, to stop it from sliding around in the case.)
Anyway, any help would be much appreciated, pictures would be even better.
Sorry for the rushed post, the longer I wait the more the ‘pede is going to dry out.
Thanks in Advance.
Will just 1 pin half way down the body be enough to support it?
Or should I use 2 pins? (If so, which tergites should the pins go through?)
I know they can be pinned as I have seen several examples at the Auckland Mueseum, but I can’t for the life of me remember where the pins went. (Come to think of it, the bodies may have been straightened out and 2 pins used either side of the ‘pede, to stop it from sliding around in the case.)
Anyway, any help would be much appreciated, pictures would be even better.
Sorry for the rushed post, the longer I wait the more the ‘pede is going to dry out.
Thanks in Advance.