Jacob Christian Schäffer's "Icones insectorvm circa Ratisbonam" contains 280 hand-colored copper engravings illustrating approximately 3,000 insects.

It's also the 1,000th book from our collection uploaded to 's Flickr stream 🎉: https://t.co/MYRd52NDAX

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🦗 Titanacris albipes 🦗
Este insecto es muy particular, pues es el único que se asemeja a las hadas. Sus características físicas lo llaman “El hada del bosque”, es precioso. Se trata de un saltamontes alado con patas fuertes que es capaz de saltar antes de volar.

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Insectoid Mothership for a job
HIRE ME!!
Commissions, freelance, longer-term, etc!
Seriously in need of work!

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Here's my evil insectoid genius/mastermind/CEO/villain!

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This exhibit features some of our most beautifully illustrated rare books, such as Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705).

https://t.co/cpCeke7O85

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Tskk... Ése insecto de Freezer
Buenos, Días insectos

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The gourt are an amazing representation of Felth. A sentient insectoid species who lay their eggs in your flesh in a spiritual ceremony of interspecies union. Moa Avian King did some spectacular work of them I'll share sometime!

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Una de invent
Escariposa 🦋
Marimosca 🐞
Saltabélula 🦗

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this got a little bit out of hand and it caters to me specifically but I think that the sugarplum fairy should be a somewhat insectoid and eldritch looking

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Día 12: Reyes y Reinas
- Paleta de grises
- Capa y ropajes largos
- BONUS: Dibujar insectos en lugar de humanos

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" Vegeta lavándose las manos diciéndoles "Mueran, insectos"."

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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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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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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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He hecho un fan art de Socrates por que me siento identificada con que no le gusten los insectos pero ambos queremos llenar el museo

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Allez on met les nouvelles têtes, ici Flick (nom dans la VA), l'organisteur(trice) de l'Insectosafari, remplacant(e) de Djarod. Oui je ne sais toujours pas si c'est une fille ou un
garçon avec son visage androgyne.

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Tanto jugar hollow knight me hizo querer hacer a mi propio insecto

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Flores, mariposas y otros insectos pintados por Barbara Regina Dietzsch https://t.co/J2RXEX8VT1 .

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