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RE: A timid giant - Carpenter bee

in Amazing Nature28 days ago

They are so lovely, I love the iridescent wings. I found one, unfortunately dead in the garden and put it in a box to paint the wings in watercolor and use it as model, after two years it remains as if untouched by time.

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Wow.. amazing it lasted this long and didn't fall apart.

It almost looks like a prop but I did not do any special preparation, just put it inside a little box to draw it. It's beautiful. I've thought about putting resine on top to permanently protect it but I fear I would spoil it.

It would be nice to have second one and try with the resin. It could look nice like that.