Harpes often means sticky hard matrix of Bou dib with low contrast, but we love these bugs. So here's a short photo prep sequence and a short time-lapse video to get an idea how preparation is done:
...before preparation - we can see the cross section:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_c592d595cd264d81841122638c9a7673~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_c592d595cd264d81841122638c9a7673~mv2.jpg)
...a short time-lapse video of preparation:
Takes many hours of detailed airscribe work just over the "shell" (with microscope) to reveal the complete specimen. Maybe we'll do a time-lapse of the complete process some day, but for now just a small fraction of the process was filmed. Here's the area cleaned in time-lapse video:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_2a205fa88cd64a1b87a571ddff219c39~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_2a205fa88cd64a1b87a571ddff219c39~mv2.jpg)
After sandblasting and more air-scribing, more of the bug is revealed:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_819d702101d54a75aaad02ee1fe1990b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_819d702101d54a75aaad02ee1fe1990b~mv2.jpg)
After many hours of the described process, slowly the bug is comming out of stone:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_a049932015bc489fac29a0d25fc29342~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_a049932015bc489fac29a0d25fc29342~mv2.jpg)
All parts are then glued back together:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_0907503c9d634fbfa5e9d4155c1b5a6e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_0907503c9d634fbfa5e9d4155c1b5a6e~mv2.jpg)
And the same process is repeated:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_e6bd518b75b94400bc2f03f4f7fab8fc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_778,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_e6bd518b75b94400bc2f03f4f7fab8fc~mv2.jpg)
And after many hours, finally:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_2d0922e526334e3dac3a4329c17f3082~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_2d0922e526334e3dac3a4329c17f3082~mv2.jpg)
Fin:
![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/c4216e_371dec25e7814dbcb4de4d933b8bf668~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_735,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_auto/c4216e_371dec25e7814dbcb4de4d933b8bf668~mv2.jpg)
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