# iiif 3d mothorchid

🦋 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

I genuinely thought this was a painting when I first saw it but no it is a botany specimen!
Image via CC0 copyright license https://t.co/ocQjb4q6cx

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2020-02-25