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Heliconia acuminata with Southern Armyworm Moth
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Illustration from the first edition of Maria Sibylla Merian's pioneering Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705), a compilation of sixty elaborate engravings of New World plants, animals, and insects. Merian had travelled to Dutch Surinam in 1699 to study and record the tropical insects, a trip she self-funded, an unusual practice at the time, especially for a woman. (Source: Smithsonian Libraries via Biodiversity Heritage Library)
- Pineapple with Cockroaches Maria Sibylla Merian
- The Tip of a Needle and the Stinger of a Bee Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Tongue of Honey Bee Arthur E. Smith
- Pores of Skin Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Cassava Root with Garden Tree Boa, Sphinx Moth and Treehopper Maria Sibylla Merian
- Butterfly's Tongue Arthur E. Smith
- Branch of Water Lemon with Snout Moth, Brush-Footed Butterfly larva and Flag-Footed Bug Maria Sibylla Merian
- Spider, Love-in-a-Mist, Potter Wasp, and Red Currant Joris Hoefnagel