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@DarrenNWoodhead Seriously??? Please say this is so..

@BridgetBailey3 @NHM_London @FireflyBooks @CSIROPublishing Excellent stuff

#Macleay concluded that #MariaSibyllaMerian produced a ‘wilful falsehood’

Many of her critics were quick to say what they perceived as wrong (this bird-killing spider was in fact true) rather than focus on all the scientific value & pure wonder.

🧵pt7

This bird eating tarantula in particular annoyed #Macleay as he notes that they’re ‘always in holes in the earth….it certainly never catches birds or the pict of the bird represented, nor do I believe that of course touch any food except insects’ 🧵pt6

#MariaSibyllaMerian

Maria Sibylla Merian’s book on the Insects of Suriname was a game changer - a book about the insects, their life cycles, their host plants, what they feed on & what feeds on them - 60 species & over 90 animals were studied.

She was a #trailblazer & so had many critics 🧵Pt.1

@Bruchlas @ward_esme @JackDAshby @rijksmuseum I have not read that one. But watch this space as I have been shown an absolute gem of a hidden treasure in the @NHM_London @NHM_Library archives - I’ll tweet over the next couple of days some absolute gems!

🤔 somethings not right here…

Jan van Kessel 1. insects and Reptiles c. 1660

All the #CrawlyCreatures painted together in a abstract fashion. Anyone wanna guess what the creature in the middle is?

@JackDAshby @rijksmuseum #MuseumNerdsAbroad

oh I nearly choked on my own giggles with this plate of sharks...

@curlewcalls @themarshtit @Pensthorpe 🥰

@Matt_Greenwings Yep. Your opinion is correct