Diaphanization of a frog - Pelophylax ridibundus crossbred INRA (RIVAN92 strain)
Biological preparation
The aim of diaphanization is to render the tissues transparent through a chemical process, and specific dyes are used to highlight the skeleton.
You can see the bones through the skin!
Not a protected species
Diaphanization of a frog - Pelophylax ridibundus crossbred INRA (RIVAN92 strain)
The aim of diaphanization is to make bones transparent and visible through the flesh.
The tissues are made transparent by a chemical process, and specific dyes are used to highlight the skeleton.
You can see the bones through the flesh!
This is mainly used for animals too small to be prepared for osteology in the conventional way, or to study ossification sequences, for example.
This is a frog species from a breeding farm.
The frog in question is Pelophylax ridibundus (strain RIVAN92), domesticated by INRA, a cross between species intended for consumption, it is not a protected species.
The flask contains no formalin, as the specimens are fixed prior to preparation.
They are then placed in these flasks filled with pure glycerine and thymol crystals, whose function is to preserve tissues and combat mold.
The animals are not killed to end up in these jars; they are often fetuses or stillborn animals, foodstuffs or animal feed, etc
Size: 9.5cm high
Flight of butterflies: Haetera piera under glass
Entomological frame
Species: Morpho Didius butterfly from Peru
Australian saltwater crocodile egg on base
Crocodylus porosus - Estuary crocodile
With its CITES permit
Can only be sold in the European Union- Shengen Area
Naturalist Magnifier
Morpho Didius butterfly from Peru
Flight of butterflies under a glass bell
5 Cymothoe sangaris butterflies from Central African Republic
Anatomical articulated skinning
Paper-cardboard articulated mannequin
Human skeleton
Entomological frame
Species: Cethosia biblis butterflies from Philippines
Hermit crab in it's shell under glass bell jar
Dardanus megistos from Indo-Pacific zone
Fox Skull
Vulpes vulpes
Some skulls may have missing, worn, cracked or broken teeth, holes caused by shotgun pellets, etc...
Entomological box
Heliconius sara Butterfly from Ecuador
Entomological frame
Species: Madagascan sunset moth - Chrysiridia rhipheus butterfly
Butterfly bell - Size S
Species: Catonephele acontius butterfly from Ecuador (Breeding)
Natural Red Coral
Tubipora Musica
Sold with a CITES permit valid for the European Union - Schengen area
Cannot be sold outside the European Union
Diaphanization of a frog - Pelophylax ridibundus crossbred INRA (RIVAN92 strain)
Biological preparation
The aim of diaphanization is to render the tissues transparent through a chemical process, and specific dyes are used to highlight the skeleton.
You can see the bones through the skin!
Not a protected species
