Plain preserved specimens. Grasshopper species is typically Brachystola magna.
Note: Dissection specimens are initially preserved with a formaldehyde solution, the best available animal tissue fixative. Then, the formaldehyde is displaced first in a water bath and finally in a bath of glycol solution. This process inhibits the growth of decay organisms while lowering residual formaldehyde concentration. The result is a moist, low-fume specimen which can be stored almost indefinitely. We do recommend that you use specimens within one year of purchase to ensure the best tissue quality.
My students were impressed with the size and the condition of these grasshoppers. They were shipped in excellent condition and there was very little damage to any of the specimens. Thanks for giving my biology class a great specimen to dissect.
Very Large
By: Tina Craig
October 20, 2007
That is one HUGE grasshopper!! I did not know that they got that big! I was able to identify all the outer parts, but messed up the cut to see the inner organs. Still very cool, if you have the guts. Just to say this, when we took the grasshopper out of the bag, one of its legs was broken off. We found TWO spare legs in the bag. Was that intentional? [Home Science Tools adds: Occasionally the legs of these preserved grasshoppers do come off and might stick to another grasshopper while being packaged.]
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