These specimens are VERY brittle.
I received my giant scorpion today. I was disappointed to see that the left claw and part of the abdomen had their exoskeleton chipped off.  There were also bits of skeleton and what seemed to be insect hairs stuck al over in the cotton on which the specimen was placed. I decided to open up the frame and see if I could repair the damage. I used an exacto knife to split the tape that held the frame to the piece and carefully pulled out the box that contained the scorpion, then removed the glass that was over it. I was able to use tweezers to pick out the bits of debri that were scattered around.  I found the bit of the abdomen and glued it into place by using shiny black nail polish dropped carefully over the "wound" and then in between the cracks. I did the same for the left claw.  It ended up looking fine in the end.  I was surprised though, at just how fragile this specimen is. I am surprised that any of these make it through transit. When I accidentally brushed the "face" of the scorpion with the nail polish brush, it tried to tear away from the rest of the specimen like paper, crunchy burned paper.<br /><br />So just a heads up, that these pieces are very fragile and with going through a fulfillment center getting tossed around into giant bins, its amazing we get anything at the end.
Rating: 5 stars