Label of a kitefin shark (Dalatias licha) jaw where the ink has faded due to light exposure.
This and other similar issues are covered in a very interesting poster by Amy Davidson, Samantha Alderson & Marilyn fox that can be found here.
Tuesday, May 20, 2014
Ink and labels
Labelling specimens may seem pointless when you have a couple of skulls on a shelf, but it becomes absolutely essential when you start to have specimens all over the place. And while you might think that the choice of the pen you use to write down each specimen ID doesn't matter, it actually does. I recently realised that the ink on the labels on some of my specimens was starting to fade, probably due to light exposure. Turns out commercial pen should be avoided, and that "archival pens" (using pigment based ink instead of dye based ink) are much more suited for that purpose. So you might want to consider this when labelling your specimens, especially since light exposure is not the only thing that might threaten your precious identification system!
This and other similar issues are covered in a very interesting poster by Amy Davidson, Samantha Alderson & Marilyn fox that can be found here.
This and other similar issues are covered in a very interesting poster by Amy Davidson, Samantha Alderson & Marilyn fox that can be found here.
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Hi Seb. My name is tyrion. my chameleon recently died and i am trying to make it into a skeleton specimen. i was browsing through for information on constructing osteological specimen and your website is absolutely amazing! your work is beautiful and I only hope my finished specimen can be half as good as your work. i just want to say: i adore your work!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment and glad you like my work :) Sorry to hear that about your chameleon, but hope you can make out a nice skull/skeleton out of him.
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