Sobralia macrantha, by (English, 1803-1857), who died (July 9). Published in James Bateman’s The Orchidaceae of Mexico and Guatemala (1843). Source, , https://t.co/dAy7PxuAW9

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Study of a Plant with Red-Purple Flowers (Sebastiana africana purpurea),1695 by (Dutch, 1673 or 1676–1757). Held at the , https://t.co/fusKL4R2TS

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Aphetoceras, a free-swimming, bottom-dwelling nautiloid from the Ordovician. The 1st artwork I ever shared to social media!

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Are there are any or artists who would like to draw an eel for us today? theres still time to add your work to our collection before we display the work at centre and this beautiful is by

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New guest blog out, all about our native butterflies:

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This guest blog by https://t.co/7JKGdn5VJ0 covers butterfly biology, and threats facing these glorious insects.

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‘Eagle and wolf disputing the prize’

from ‘Foreign field sports, fisheries, sporting anecdotes &c &c’ (1814)

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These beautifully illustrated birds come from Part 1, Volume 2 of Natural History of New York (1843). The whole set of these books came in 6 parts and 22 volumes!

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My Newsletter is out: https://t.co/B4IIzcF9u2; jobs, workshops, exhibitions, & all things and in my life. Includes info on chart & plans for Sign up for future ones here: https://t.co/MLG9NAzreW

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Day 102. I found time today to do some more on my Bark Mantid (Theopoma servillei).

Sepia ink pen and coloured pencil.

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On the origin of species by means of natural selection by Charles G. Darwin (1963). Illustrated with wood engravings by Paul Landacre.

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