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🐿️ For #SquirrelAppreciationDay, a specimen so nice it's illustrated twice. Spot the differences between the original drawing by J. H. Richard & proof plate by R.Metzeroth?

Both from author Spencer Baird's book, in our collection. Via @BioDivLibrary : https://t.co/DENR0iud32

For #NationalBirdDay, we're highlighting Daniel Elliot's "The new and heretofore unfigured species of the birds of North America" (1869). Elliot, a founder of @AMNH , provided text. Illustrations by Joseph Wolf, Edwin Sheppard & more. In @BioDivLibrary : https://t.co/S7zGhaEMkv

Happy #NationalScienceFictionDay!

One of the most famous examples from the 19th c. is Jules Verne's "From the Earth to the Moon" (1865). This cover is from an 1874 ed in our @airandspace Library.

More in our online exhibit: https://t.co/ZmsF6461Lt

For Christmas & a merry #FloralFriday, a lovely amaryllis bloom from "The floral magazine" (1872) in @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/7y419Z3pgP

When grown indoors, the bulbs usually flower in December, making them synonymous with the holiday. More examples: https://t.co/pWw280qZeK

How do you like your sweet potatoes? Topped with marshmallows or . . . scarlet snake?

Mark Catesby described the "Virginian potato" as an excellent root. Read "The natural history of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands" (1734-1747)in @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/7HLDQcP0Sg

🦇Whether you're celebrating #Halloween or #BatWeek, invite Salvin's Big-eyed Bat (Chiroderma salvini) to the party.

These fruit-loving, leaf-nosed bats are found in Central/South America. Illustration in Edward R. Alston's "Mammalia" in @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/FF7AfPcBL8

We're setting the scene for #Halloween this week with a night-blooming flower and eerie haunted castle background.

Robert John Thornton's "The Temple of Flora" (1807) is filled with gorgeous plants on unusual backdrops, like this Night-blooming cereus: https://t.co/CpZnCE7AGW

🐚This image is shellabrating a milestone - over 11k views on @Flickr! #DYK you can find beautiful scientific illustrations from our collections to download?

See "Shells and their inmates" (1841): https://t.co/iAdPe64AHn .
Full book in @BioDivLibrary: https://t.co/GHL9EcgFBH

#OTD in 1838, the U. S. Exploring Expedition set sail in the Pacific. Voyage documented species of the area - many specimens found their way to @smithsonian . More about its scientific legacy: https://t.co/qC4XF1MyJS

📚 from the voyage in @BioDivLibrary : https://t.co/HQMNuSzEe2

Children's book author, illustrator and publisher Walter Crane was born on this day in 1845. This illustration comes from "The baby's bouquet" (1878), a book of nursery rhymes and songs.

Find it and more of Crane's work in our Digital Library: https://t.co/QEsAGQqGGW