Museum Techniques BIO 300

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Museum Techniques BIO 300
Natural History Collection
Education Few specimens Display Costly Time
and money Requires more area Shorter life
exhibits rotated
Research Many specimens Efficient
storage Data Long-term curation
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Skull/Skeleton prep
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Dermestid beetle larvae
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Moist paper towels, Specimens in cardboard
box Hard dog chow to get them started until
frass builds up
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Isopods (roly-polys) for small skeletons
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Maceration Phew! Cold VS Hot
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Enzyme addition
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Weak (lt10) Hydrogen Peroxide/bleach Solution,
only as long as needed (Dip and monitor)
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Fluid/Alcoholic Specimens Fix in 10
Formalin Rinse Store in 70 ethanol Large
specimens Incision or injected