This is a really interesting list .....  a lot of positive response.

Michael, thank you for your suggestion. I have just sent Chaz and email.

Chris ...  hmmm ... well yes, it is a material to manage with great respect.  When you collect off the glass sheets it is very dry, you scrape with a blade and you would normally be in a room with dry air.  This means that microscopic particles of venom become air mobile and when you breath that in you run a very high risk of an alergic reaction.  The control is to wear a good quality face mask.  Remarkable though it may seem, people who administer bee sting therapy must also wear a mask.  The reason is that with each bee sting released into the patient a small amount is ingested by the administrator from the air.  The residual effect of one or two stings is no big deal but if you are breathing this all day with a series of patients then the cumulative effect can be troublesome.

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