Mantodea.labServices
Your specimen, mounted and printed
Your specimen, mounted to museum standard, with a plate made only for it.
Who is it for?
- Collectors who want a special specimen to have its own plate.
- Anyone with an unmounted specimen who wants it mounted and documented at once.
- A gift for a collector or a naturalist.
- Museums and nature centres that want display material.
What you get
Museum mounting
Relaxing and mounting in a natural, symmetric posture. Already mounted? We skip this step.
Detailed photographs
Of your own specimen, as the basis of the plate.
A unique plate
Scientific name with author and year, photographs and data, in the Mantodea.lab style.
Printed on laid paper
A4 on cream laid paper, sent back with the specimen.
How it works
- You send me the specimen, dried or papered. Shipping is arranged by email.
- I relax it and mount it to museum standard.
- I photograph it in detail.
- I design its plate.
- The plate is printed in A4 on cream laid paper.
- You receive the mounted specimen and its plate, carefully packed.
First step
Free 30-minute video call
Tell me briefly about your case and we will set up a first video call of 30 minutes, free and with no commitment, to see whether and how I can help.
Write to mePrices on request: after the call I will send you a quote.