by Lydia Haake | Mar 31, 2016 | Dermestid Daily
Our latest specimen receiving a dermestid beetle cleaning is a large male Virginia opossum or Didelphis virginiana. It is commonly known as the North American opossum since it is the only marsupial found in United States! Unfortunately, our male was hit by a car but...
by Lydia Haake | Feb 15, 2016 | Dermestid Daily
The following video is a timelapse of the lab’s dermestid colony cleaning a large Green Tree Python, Morelia viridis, and smaller Ball Python, Python regius over the course of two weeks. Morelia viridis originates from both Southeast Asia and Oceanic rainforests. It...
by Lydia Haake | Dec 28, 2015 | Dermestid Daily
The Terhune biological anthropology lab at the University of Arkansas wishes you happy holidays. We hope you enjoyed your holiday meals as much as our dermestid beetles enjoyed their turkey dinner!
by Lydia Haake | Dec 7, 2015 | Dermestid Daily
The first specimen cleaned by the lab’s dermestid beetles was a common house mouse (Mus musculus). The skinning process was started while the specimen was still partially frozen (this allowed for the skin to be more easily removed and the decomposition smell to...
by Lydia Haake | Nov 11, 2015 | Dermestid Daily
Dermestid Beetle Habitat: Pre-Arrival Set Up We removed the silicon trim of a 20 gallon aquarium with a scalpel so the beetles would not be able to crawl up the sides and added 1 1/2 inches of paper shavings as the substrate (bedding layer). We cut a large...
