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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)
- “Death is the line that marks the end of all” Joris Hoefnagel
- Larva of Ant-Lion Arthur E. Smith
- Tongue of Honey Bee Arthur E. Smith
- Poppy Anemones, Caterpillar, Fig, and Quince Joris Hoefnagel
- Ovipositor of a Female Fly Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt
- Insects and Fish with Island Background Maria Sibylla Merian
- Pineapple with Cockroaches Maria Sibylla Merian
- Hydras Adam Wolfgang Winterschmidt