Today we highlight German-born naturalist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian whose direct observations of insects led to new insights about metamorphosis. These images come from UW-Madison Special Collections copy of 'Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung...' https://t.co/u3ADDdJZQe

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Digging further through my old works. Scary to realize how ancient Herz is! Poor guy's been through a lot of metamorphosis.

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Timelapse? Yes!
It was quite a metamorphosis...

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Many times the miniatures come out of old drawings we did years ago. It is a curious process of metamorphosis.

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' Grub Party ' has been minted.

"Some sacrifices must be made for metamorphosis."
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A unique salamander from Mexico - the Strangely remain in their juvenile phase, never going through metamorphosis.

Project Animalia (365 days of
Day 156: Axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum)

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Shoko literally went through metamorphosis.

I planned to redesign her for a while. So I tried taking baby steps until I realized I was angry about how she looked and I wanted instant change.

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Oh god its kicking in.... my metamorphosis... it’s starting

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HYUUUUUUYYAaa!!$$!)!*a cloud of smoke reveals me looking at you like this*

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And finally, my personal favourite, The Gorgon! A subversive modern retelling of the story of Medusa examining trauma and metamorphosis. Incorporating a deep love of mythology and seeking to provide a voice to the monstrous women of mythology. 🐍

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Maria Sibylla Merian, naturalist and scientific illustrator, was born in 1647. She began to collect insects and raised silkworms as a young girl, and was one of the first naturalists to observe insects directly and document metamorphosis.

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Delighting in the feeling of ‘Free falling’ through picture books with storytelling supremo Wiesner. This Caldecott winning title was inspired by Escher's Metamorphosis.




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the hanged man tarot, a card of surrender, sacrifice, and metamorphosis.


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Here's a final entry. I tried being creative and i end up with Ada's (the cyber beetle) metamorphosis.

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— King ( / );〝 𝙔𝙀𝙊𝙐𝙄 〞, growing to a size most unfavorable for the diminutive stature of Ditto, henceforward, allotting for metamorphosis.

〝 𝙀𝙉𝙊𝙐𝙂𝙃!!! 〞shook the heavens from verbal outcry. Tennyson's new form of —

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Two I did today. The first story of my upcoming anthology features some references to a caterpillar’s

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cute!!! can i play? :-)
metamorphosis...

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German-born painter and naturalist Maria Sybilla Merian died 1717. She traveled to Suriname and in her scientific illustrations she documented the butterfly metamorphosis.

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