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Want some flora for #WorldWildlifeDay? Check out "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" (1787-present) — the world's longest running botanical magazine, representing two centuries of botanical history and discovery. Explore the public domain volumes ➡️ https://t.co/6ghGMHS8FK 🌼🌸🌺
Today is #WorldWildlifeDay — a day to celebrate & raise awareness of the world's wild fauna & flora. 🦇🌴🐊🦀🐝🌸🐠🦑🍄🕷🦆🌾🌏
Want to explore some wildlife through #SciArt to celebrate #WWD2020? For fauna, check out "Wild Life of the World" (1916) ➡️ https://t.co/PaceGuibtp
Happy #MycologyMonday! The European blusher (Amanita rubescens) is so named because its flesh turns pink when bruised or cut. #SicArt by Anna Maria Hussey for "Illustrations of British Mycology", Ser. 1 (1847), in #BHLib via @NYBG ➡️ https://t.co/GuySl9vQOD
#HerNaturalHistory
"Butterflies of Australia" (1914) is illustrated by 43 plates—with a total of 888 illustrations—made from original drawings and photographs. @hayleybwebster shares more about @museumsvictoria's author-annotated copy now available in #BHLib ➡️ https://t.co/IapbZrpvfH 🦋
"Naturgeschichte der Krabben und Krebse" (1782-1804) is considered one of—if not the—1st comprehensive works on crustaceans. Explore this title, still consulted as a primary source in the field of carcinology today, in #BHLib via @SILibraries ➡️ https://t.co/oZzQmFrq0w 🦀
These lovebirds wish you a happy #ValentinesDay! 💐
The black-winged lovebird (Agapornis taranta) is the largest of the lovebird genus. #SciArt by Henrik Grönvold for "The Avicultural Magazine", v. 16 (1909-10). In #BHLib via @IllinoisLibrary ➡️ https://t.co/L1O2JiPIwR
Frogs from Senegal and The Gambia, published in "Faune de la Sénégambie" (1883-1887), a rare book describing about 700 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish. Find the book in #BHLib thanks to @mayrlibrary ➡️ https://t.co/GxPOWeDuXX 🐸
Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was one of the first scientists to depict the life cycles of insects and the plants on which they feed. "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium" is based on her studies and artworks made in Surinam ➡️ https://t.co/pS7Rt6btTe #WomenInScienceDay
James Sowerby's "English Botany", issued in 267 monthly parts & featuring nearly 2,600 hand-colored engravings, was the most comprehensive, illustrated flora of Great Britain available at the time. 3rd ed. (1863-1886) in #BHLib ➡️ https://t.co/wQPbjzTSrb
#BotanicMonday
Happy bday, John Lindley (born #OTD 1799)! Known as the “father of modern orchidology”, he was an important contributor to our knowledge of orchids. He collaborated with Austrian artist Franz Bauer to produce "Illustrations of Orchidaceous Plants" ➡️ https://t.co/wT9ROQpRDi