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Animals In Formalin Preservation
In the preservation of animal specimens for study, animals are usually preserved using formalin where the whole body would be immersed in the posture in which it is supposed to stay permanently because it will be hardened. The ratio of formalin to carcass must at least be 12 to 1 to ensure a good fixation.
Here is a series of great specimens of animals submerged in formalin with 31 more pics after the jump.
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September 27th, 2007 at 1:56 am
[...] study using formalin where the whole body would stay permanently. More pictures can be found via Hemmy.net. Some are really gruesome, reminds me of my high school years where they kept this fetus in the Bio [...]
September 27th, 2007 at 3:51 am
[...] Link to some more. [...]
September 28th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
[...] link tags:animals, biology, death [...]
September 29th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
very nice
October 2nd, 2007 at 9:35 am
Alguém ai tem um saco de… Ugooooooooooooo!!! +o(
October 3rd, 2007 at 11:30 pm
[...] Aviso que aunque las imagenes que he puesto no son del todo desagradables en en enlace de Hemmy.net hay algunas que lo son. Ignoro de donde las han sacado, probablemente de algún museo de zoologÃa. [...]
October 6th, 2007 at 5:39 am
[...] ¿Cual es tu opinión sobre estas imagenes? si quieres ver más puedes visitar hemmy [...]
October 23rd, 2007 at 3:53 am
dude…gross
October 23rd, 2007 at 9:05 pm
What is all over that one frog’s back?
October 24th, 2007 at 8:52 am
YA, what IS that on the frogs back!?!?
October 26th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
just in time for Halloween. neato
October 27th, 2007 at 8:11 am
[...] Fetus. [...]
October 29th, 2007 at 11:48 am
the things on that frogs back are it’s babies. thats the kind of frog that doesnt lay eggs, i believe its the male that carries them on their back, but i could be wrong it might be the female
November 4th, 2007 at 9:46 am
yes, those are it’s babies. They hatch inside the skin of the frog and when fully developed they do what you see there. They come out of the skin. I have no idea if it’s the male or female frog.
November 5th, 2007 at 9:45 pm
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November 6th, 2007 at 6:29 pm
Where are these photos taken from? Are they collected in a book?
November 10th, 2007 at 1:33 am
The frog with the “things” or eggs on its back is called the surinam toad. latin name pipa pipa. You can find more on it if you search you tube for SURINAM TOAD.
November 10th, 2007 at 9:16 pm
[...] Animals In Formalin Preservation In the preservation of animal specimens for study, animals are usually preserved using formalin where the whole body would be immersed in the posture in which it is supposed to stay permanently because it will be hardened. The ratio of formalin to carcass must at least be 12 to 1 to ensure a good fixation. [...]
November 15th, 2007 at 3:16 am
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December 13th, 2007 at 5:50 am
[...] simpático Bradypus tridactylus; uma de várias fotografias igualmente perturbadoras (ou potenciais wallpapers, conforme o [...]
February 25th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
Damn, that frogs belly [not back] so fcking disgusting
Just imagine your belly with a hundreds holes on it, ant some strange creatures heads lying in those fcking holes! Damn, that frog looks awfull…
May 25th, 2008 at 10:23 pm
[...] Animals in formalin - what’s not to like? [...]
December 16th, 2008 at 10:12 am
What a great way to remember all the species we deplete to make art!
December 23rd, 2008 at 5:24 am
[...] All this came to mind when I saw the collection of animals in formalin at hemmy.net. [...]
December 25th, 2008 at 10:14 am
my babies! what have you done with my babies!
December 31st, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Some are really gruesome, reminds me of my high school years where they kept this fetus in the Bio lab for studying , doing experiments etc
January 6th, 2009 at 10:42 am
[...] Photos of animals preserved in formalin. [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 9:31 am
[...] Holy moly, this made me queasy while drinking my morning coffee. But they are quite spectacular and beautifully photographed, who knows, some of you readers might already have your very own collection! 31 more of these awesome images can be found here. [...]
March 13th, 2009 at 2:01 am
[...] ANIMALES EN FORMOL [...]
May 7th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
on the frog’s back it looks like there are a lot of baby frogs
May 9th, 2009 at 12:11 am
It’s the male frog who carries the babies. but I cant recognise some animals, as I dont know their latin name.
June 11th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
does anyone know where I can buy some?