# Damage to specimens

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/damage-to-specimens/19825>\
**Category:** General\
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**Created:** [January 29, 2021, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/damage-to-specimens/19825 "2021-01-29T16:03:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![bobmcd](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bobmcd/32/1761_2.png) [@bobmcd](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bobmcd)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/damage-to-specimens/19825/6 "2021-01-29T17:00:41Z")

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I had shown a hack with elastics, a pocket mirror, and chopsticks here for just that.  
[https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/life-hacks-for-naturalists/4636/54](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/life-hacks-for-naturalists/4636/54)

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