Diaphanization of a mouse - Mus musculus
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!
Large Model
All specimens are different
Diaphanization of a mouse - Mus musculus
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.
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
Height: 21.5 cm - Base: 4.5 x 4.5 cm
Large Model
All specimens are different
Glass ball butterfly
Species: Archaeoprepona demophon from Ecuador (Breeding)
Entomological frame - Lophacris cristata grasshopper
Female
Butterfly bell - Size M
Species: Necyria duellona butterflies from Ecuador (Breeding)
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
The Papal Mitre shell - Mitra papalis
Dimensions: 10/15cm
Madagascar sawyer ammonite - Cleoniceras fern ammonite
Cleoniceras fern ammonite
100 million year old fossil
Giant Ramose Murex shell - Murex ramosus
Origin: Indian Ocean
Length: 22/23cm
Uropygids - whip scorpion under a glass globe
Species: Uropygids - whip scorpion
Yellow-tube sponge on base
Aplysina fistularis
Silver quartz geode - Large model
Between 6 and 8cm approximately
All stones are different and sizes are approximate - Illustrations photos
The geodes have been stained by oxides
Species: Peacock swallowtail Butterfly - Papilio Blumei
Entomological box
Dimensions: 18.5x18.5cm
Crustacean: Common Barnacle - Balanus perforatus
Mounted on a square wooden base
Diaphanization of a mouse - Mus musculus
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!
Large Model
All specimens are different
