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Get it back in the packet, seal it up, and then later on use it with some agar and boom! Now you’re doing a science!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou could also take a few with you when you’re out for a nice nature walk, and you might be able to gather some spores from some interesting varieties without disturbing the fruiting body too much. I wonder if that technically counts as dogging, on some level? You’d then want to clean it all up on some agar plates and you’d have your \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003every own\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e wild-harvested mushroom dogging haul. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Six inches long\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Totally portable if your pockets are just over six inches deep\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Fully sterile before opening so perfect for your lab work\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✅ Two in a pack so you can go twice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou probably wanna buy some agar if you’re using these, so if that sounds nice then \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mycopunks.com\/collections\/agar-gellan-dry-mixes-and-additives\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eclick here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to see what’s in stock!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dynarex","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39910056526015,"sku":"E2-52-B","price":3.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0542\/6721\/6063\/products\/Sterile_Cotton_Tipped_Applicators_For_Spore_Swabs_pack.jpg?v=1741164154"},{"product_id":"swann-morton-3-scalpel-handle-with-5-x-sterile-blades","title":"Swann Morton #3 Scalpel handle with 5 x sterile blades","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSterile blades may vary in style but will always be awesome, and make you feel like you’re a doctor doing cool doctor stuff or maybe a mad scientist or something.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRemember when you used to play “Operation” as a kid? Well now you can do this in real life, but \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eon mycelium in a safe environment in a sensible way.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e You’d struggle to do knife crimes with these, thank fuck, because the blades are tiny, so we don’t have to worry about anyone getting up to that sort of mischief. Maybe if it was neon green and had some notches cut out then we’d be concerned but this a normal knife for normal mycology stuff. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYou’ll need a tool like this for transferring mycelium from agar plate to agar plate (or to grain once you’ve refined it), scraping spore prints, stuff like that. Nice sterile blades so you can swap them out for re-sterilisation once you’ve dirtied them up, and an easily wipeable handle. 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