Double Injected Squid (Loligo pealei or Ommastrephes illecebrosa) specimen preserved in Carosafe.
Double injected specimens have arteries and veins injected with latex in contrasting colours.
Carosafe® is Carolina Biological's proprietary shipping and holding fluid for specimens that have been previously fixed in formalin.
Although specimens are first preserved with a formalin solution, they are then washed and placed in formaldehyde-free Carosafe®.
Holding the specimen in Carosafe® reduces the presence of formaldehyde residues left over from the initial preserving process, thereby diminishing or eliminating unpleasant odour.
This produces a formalin-preserved specimen that, when dissected, minimises student and educator exposure to formaldehyde.
Qty: 1 Squid (10-30 cm)
Notes:
- Carosafe® specimens should be washed before use and dissected in well ventilated rooms with appropriate hand, eye and body protection.
- For best results, carefully unpack your delivery of preserved specimens as soon as it arrives.
- Store the specimens in the dark in a single layer on a flat surface.
- A drawer or cupboard shelf is ideal.
- Do not refrigerate.
- Avoid stacking the specimens on top of each other or otherwise putting weight on them.
- Undue pressure can cause breakages in brittle specimens such as crayfish and grasshoppers, and can cause deformation of soft-tissue specimens such as brains and kidneys.
