I so wish I had had time to route through Miami while I was in Tampa.
No, Dave I never hear from him again either and still have one preserved in only alcohol that I had forgotten about (as well as a bottle of hatchlings). Pen is so large that I would suggest preserving him as we get requests from kids from time to time (usually from their parents) when they have school projects and he is a nice size for school use. After Xmas, I will look at the large one to see if it is worth trying to put in formalin for a week but I suspect the hatchlings will be OK just in the alcohol. If you do, can you do a tape measure picture? It is helpful for measurements when people ask, "how big" and only at death can we lay them out and see true sizing.
No, Dave I never hear from him again either and still have one preserved in only alcohol that I had forgotten about (as well as a bottle of hatchlings). Pen is so large that I would suggest preserving him as we get requests from kids from time to time (usually from their parents) when they have school projects and he is a nice size for school use. After Xmas, I will look at the large one to see if it is worth trying to put in formalin for a week but I suspect the hatchlings will be OK just in the alcohol. If you do, can you do a tape measure picture? It is helpful for measurements when people ask, "how big" and only at death can we lay them out and see true sizing.