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The greater dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus major) is nocturnal and lives in forests and dry scrub areas in Madagascar. by P. Charles Berjeau for "The Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London" (1872), in via ➡️ https://t.co/jr0ECWwnB7

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2019-08-13

New to the Flickr and perfect for — "Hawaiian Fishes", featuring 12 beautiful chromolithographs of tropical sea fish found near the Hawaiian islands. Digitized by . Uploaded to Flickr by . Explore it today ➡️ https://t.co/AxxmiRMI29 🐠🐡

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2019-08-10

The for "The Indigenous Grasses of New Zealand" (1878-80) was produced via nature printing. The plant specimens were lightly inked and pressed onto the prepared surface of lithographic stones. Explore the work in via ➡️ https://t.co/C1a2zVPuBp

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2019-08-08

The (by Frederick Polydore Nodder) in Thomas Martyn's "Thirty-eight plates, with explanations" (1799) was intended to help illustrate the structure of plants and their place in the Linnaean system. View the work in via ➡️ https://t.co/06fSBcPlXV

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2019-08-06

Celebrate with James Bolton's six-volume manuscript featuring 233 unpublished watercolor drawings of and descriptions of where each was found growing around Halifax, England. Freely available in via ➡️ https://t.co/xw4jloB4Ym 🍄

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2019-08-03

+ Watercolors by Harriet Godhue Williams in a manuscript recording the plants in her husband, Stephen W. Williams', Herbarium. In thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/JLGzVhadRA

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2019-07-30

It's James Sowerby's "Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms" (1797-1809), with 440 hand-colored engraved plates after Sowerby, has been called "one of the finest works on mushrooms and fungi". Find it in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/cqsKhInmF9

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2019-07-27

"Historia fisica, politica y natural de la isla de Cuba" (1838-1861) — providing a comprehensive study of Cuban natural history — took over 2 decades to complete. Complete copies are incredibly rare. You can find one in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/HhElGtQYNB

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2019-07-24

Celebrate by exploring the flora of the Alps and Pyrenees Mountains with "Nouvelle flore coloriée de poche des Alpes et des Pyrénées" (1906-1912), available in via ➡️ https://t.co/nyREGKONa1

in this post by Cecile Pfulb-Kastner.

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2019-07-23

"Introduction to Entomology", 1st published 1815-1826, was the 1st popular entomological work in English. Authored by William Kirby & William Spence, it went on to be published in 7 editions. Explore the title in via ➡️ https://t.co/DerHkmlwI8

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2019-07-19

Sisters Harriet & Helena Scott were renowned for their skills as natural history illustrators. For explore their within "Snakes of Australia" (1869), authored by Gerard Krefft. In via ➡️ https://t.co/9Zvy14yiKL 🐍

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2019-07-16

In the 18th & 19th centuries, shell collecting was a popular pastime. Many beautifully-illustrated conchology publications were produced, such as "A Conchological Manual" (1839). Explore a 1st edition in via ➡️ https://t.co/DcdeFPzmQT 🐚🐚

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2019-07-16

Happy Fireflies are beetles well-known for their use of bioluminescence to attract mates or prey. Explore the Lampyridae in "Genera Insectorum", fasc. 53 (1907), in via : https://t.co/qkZREUX8BK

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2019-07-06

Happy Shell-ebrate with beautiful shell from the 1872 and 1880 volumes of the "Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London". Explore this title in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/7GPigU17e1 🐚🐚🐚

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2019-07-02

Atlantic white-spotted octopus (Callistoctopus macropus). by Jean Baptiste Vérany for Férussac and d'Orbigny's monograph on cephalopods: "Histoire Naturelle" (1835-48). Explore the work in via ➡️ https://t.co/w0YO2zYC5y

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2019-06-27

Enjoy some fruit for The William Coxe Manuscript is a two-volume, undated manuscript on pomology. V. 2 (featured) includes life-size, watercolor plates of fruit by Coxe's daughter, Elizabeth. In via ➡️ https://t.co/PyaArQaMlb 🍎🍐🍑

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2019-06-25

The Vampire Squid (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) is a gelatinous whose binomial Latin name literally translates to "Vampire Squid from Hell". Too harsh? Read more on https://t.co/fNCqb9aA9z via .

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2019-06-22

We're bringing beach buddies of all shapes and sizes (but no mosquitos, we promise!).

These friends from the collection in are ready for some beachy fun & an exciting 🦀🏝🌊

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2019-06-22

Beetles have been pollinators for millions of years and were among the first insects to visit flowers. Celebrate these abundant pollinators for by exploring the of Russia & western Europe in thanks to ➡️ https://t.co/a4Qss9u77B

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2019-06-21

It's Pollinators are responsible for 1 in 3 bites of food we eat. Bees are important pollinators. Explore the natural history and economy of bees of the British Isles in "British Bees" (1866), in via ➡️ https://t.co/HwdjbC1kwL 🐝🐝🐝

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2019-06-19