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When you're a Vampire Squid, every day is #WorldGothDay. Vampyroteuthis infernalis from @BioDivLibrary @SILibraries https://t.co/fNCqb9aA9z 🧛♂️🦑
Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) is "of wonderful helpe to women in the risings of the mother", according to John Parkinson; 16th-17th C herbalist. It is also known as Throw-wort, Lion's Ear, and Lion's Tail, and commonly appears as a weed in gardens. #HappyMothersDay #MothersDay
Black currant
red currant
raspberry tart
tell me the name of your sweetheart
- Children's jump-rope rhyme from 'London Street Games' #FolkloreThursday
#HarryStyles has #biodiversity on his mind: wearing @gucci #bee earrings to #MetGala #MetGala2019 @metmuseum
The Floralia was an ancient Roman festival in honour of the goddess Flora. Celebrated in lavish fashion from the end of April to the first of May, the festival included Ludi Florae, the "Games of Flora". #FolkloreThursday #FolklorePlants #PlantLore #Botanical
“We have uncovered a new American scientist and artist..." Read about Anne Wollstonecraft's botanical masterpiece via @NatGeo https://t.co/xl7QF11h0U, and see it here https://t.co/A2iwNFk4Pk via @hathitrust @CornellRMC. #WomensArt #HistSciArt #HerNaturalHistory #WomenInSTEM
When Stephen W. Williams needed illustrations for his manuscript, he asked his wife, Harriet Goodhue! Check it out here: https://t.co/yJ7tKcOvDS via @BioDivLibrary @HarvardLibrary #BotanicalIllustration #HistSciArt #WomenInSTEM #HerNaturalHistory #WomensHistoryMonth #SciArtSunday
Mummers go door-to-door in costume; calling on their friends and neighbours. The earliest record of Mummering in Newfoundland dates back to 1819. https://t.co/rSgUN5lRo4 Etchings by Canadian artist David Blackwood. #FolkloreThursday
Catesby also sent seeds and plants from North America--like this Mayapple--to the #Hoxton nursery owned by Thomas Fairchild. Read more here: https://t.co/reyh5TjzRR via @thegentleauthor #SciArtSunday #HistSciArt #EnvHist https://t.co/jzf3EMh7ZD via @BioDivLibrary @SILibraries