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Born today in 1647, botanical artist Maria Sibylla Merian took an early interest in She retained indigenous names for the not-yet-described species she found in Suriname and performed controlled laboratory experiments to investigate caterpillars' plant preferences.

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Engravings from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by naturalist and scientific illustrator, Maria Sibylla Merian.

Merian was born 1647. Further details about her remarkable life: https://t.co/dvqS0lc41j

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2020-04-02

2/2 Life cycle of the Menelaus Blue Morpho butterfly, beautifully documented by Maria Sibylla Merian for her book on the insects of Surinam. Today is her birthday.

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2020-04-02

Banana Tree Flower with Io Moth, by Maria Sibylla Merian — who was born in 1647.

From her pioneering Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Suriname), first published in 1705.

See more prints by her in our online prints shop: https://t.co/ASX37Nx31n

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2020-04-02

Born on this day 1647, naturalist & artist Maria Sibylla Merian. Here, Teucer Owl Butterfly & Rainbow Whiptail Lizard among the bananas, from her book The Metamorphosis of the Insects of Suriname, 1705.

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Happy birthday Maria Merian born in 1647. Artist, entomologist &, Her on insects of Surinam is one of our favourites & we often feature it in our tweets. More in our blog: https://t.co/3BBIt38C1I

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2020-04-02

2 avril 1647: naissance de Maria Sibylla Merian, naturaliste et peintre.
Observe, entre autres, la métamorphose des papillons.
➡️Maria, par Jacobus Houbraken
➡️Gravure sur cuivre coloriée à la main, 1705. De Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, planche XX (Thysania agrippina).

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2020-04-02

Dessin du soir pour le défi animalier quotidien de : le crapaud du Suriname (Pipa pipa). La femelle incube ses œufs dans un repli de peau sur son dos et les petits en sortent tous formés ! Yummy !

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2020-03-24

¿Te apasiona Maria Sibylla Merian? Ya sabes que puedes ver al completo ‘Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium’ (1705) en acceso abierto. https://t.co/8XVOUIG0cc

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2020-02-26

🦋 Maria Sibylla Merian’s “Metamorphosis insectorum surinamensium” (1705). Both gorgeous and groundbreaking, Merian’s volume was the first to document insect lifecycles: https://t.co/IJCNaJq9oq

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2020-02-27

Brokodei ini Diitabiki, 2017
In ‘Iris Kensmil: Blues before sunrise’, Kranenburgh, Bergen

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2020-02-25

Maria Sibylla Merian, Plate 12 from ‘Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium’ (1705)
(Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg, Frankfurt)

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2020-02-22

Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) was one of the first scientists to depict the life cycles of insects and the plants on which they feed. "Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium" is based on her studies and artworks made in Surinam ➡️ https://t.co/pS7Rt6btTe

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2020-02-12

Sus hijas la ayudaron en su labor, ilustrando y acompañándola a Surinam. La mayor era JOHANNA HELENA GRAFF. Estas son ilustraciones suyas

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2020-02-05

En 1679 recopiló sus investigaciones en el libro ‘La maravillosa transformación de las orugas’. Tras divorciarse se va con su sus hijas a Holanda a una comuna pietista luterana y fascinada por las especies que llegaban de las Indias Orientales decide viajar a Surinam en 1699

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2020-02-05

A personal tale on fighting my own inner demons, depression and the destruction of my country, by a descructive ideology called “Boutism” , the color pallete used are taken from the flag of my homecountry Suriname 🇸🇷 soon™️

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2020-01-21

🦋 Pioneering artist Maria Sibylla Merian died in 1717. She drew this beautiful picture during her stay in Surinam, after which it was engraved and printed in her book Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium from 1730. Now on show ! https://t.co/EpqB83BbQL

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2020-01-14

Mixed 🇸🇷 (Suriname) + 🇲🇽 (Mexico), and created this new country called Suriico:

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2019-09-02

Surinam, a spoiled+sheltered only child of a politician/crime lord. They have no real friends bc of their bratty personality and superiority complex, the closest being Baby carrot, who they do not know is being blackmailed into it. Theyre unaware of their dads criminal behavior.

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2019-08-24

For the challenge, we celebrate In 1699, pioneering botanical artist traveled alone with her daughter to what's now in See her paintings: https://t.co/6SAPXOnMQs.

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2019-08-01