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These are some of the amazing plates painted by #MariaSibyllaMarion that are part of the @NHM_Library collection - simply stunning images of the life cycles of insects
Clastobasis kanabo (Kurina 2020)(mycetophilidae). Japanese word kanabō 金棒, name for war club used during the Edo period - club was made from heavy wood/iron, with iron spikes/studs on 1 end just like spiked part of the gonocoxite
This species was named because of its genitalia
@dr_firefly @BeeBabette @EntCollNet @SkepticalMoth @christy_bills @isabetabug @JGEntiminae @AshWhiffin @entoaaron @brunoasm I would like in furture a map where when you hover over a symbol and the person pops up and waves at you
Over the past 24 hours Ive given talks to 3 different groups of students - online talks certainly enables one to get around - @imperialcollege @BathSpaUni @HarperAdamsUni
Am shattered but it’s worth it to help foster students love of flies/collections & research at @NHM_London
What happens when you cross Yorkshire with Italy?
Eggisops pecchiolii
(lovely illustration by @StevenFalk1)
(I think I've had too much sun....)