#wolf worm

"What I wanted in that moment was not answers, not explanations, not even freedom. What I wanted was for this not to be happening."

It is possible to preserve many insect larvae by pinning them, but since you have to remove the internal organs to keep them from rotting, they tend to collapse. Then you must reinflate them, using one of a number of patented caterpillar inflaters. It's worth it for things like caterpillars, where the color patterns are so important, but hardly anyone bothers with maggots. (I learned this, incidentally, over the course of a ten-minute lecture from Halder when I went to ask about the colors. I went back to my room and said "Patented caterpillar inflater," out loud several times and laughed so hard that Sally came to check on me.)