craftgrrl | Resin crash course cry for help

Okay... here goes... I have a dead spider that I want to embed in resin. After poking around the memories I am even more confused.

I have less than a week to get it into resin before it dries out.
I have liquid latex at my disposal for a mold, should I need it.
I am hoping for a solid drop of resin with the spider, clear on top and bottom, nothing else (stones/glitter/etc)
I am hoping that drilling a hole to make it a pendant will be a last resort.

Soooo... any recommendations/tips on type of acrylic/brand and what to do for a mold?

TIA

probably xposted