Arthropod Collection (page 9)

Eocarcinus, the oldest crab fossil ever found
Three centimetres long and only a little longer than a finger nail. Discovered in Gloucestershire in the nineteenth century. This crab lived 180 million years ago

Insectorvum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrvm, E. Wottono, C. G
Page 161 of Insectorvum sive Minimorum Animalium Theatrvm, E.Wottono, C.Gesnero, T.Pennio, 1634

Nymphalidae sp. butterflies
Original drawing for a plate in A field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Europe. Artwork by Brian Hargreaves. This picture must not be used without permission from Brian Hargreaves

Moduza nuydai, butterfly
Photograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Heliconius doris, doris longwing
SEM image of Heliconius doris wing

Crenidomimas concordia, butterfly
Photograph of the underside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Pollicipes mitella
These barnacles were collected by Hugh Cuming who is mostly known for collecting shells. He gave Darwin his barnacle collection to study

Cambrian trilobites from the Falkland Islands
Trilobites from a cobble of archaeocyathan limestone from Port Purvis: PS 218, specimen number NHM PI PO 12074 in the collection of the Palaeontological Department of The Natural History Museum

Hofmannophila pseudospretella, brown house moth

Wombwells Royal National Menagerie
A printed poster advertising Wombwells Royal National Menagerie dated c.1800

Papilio palinurus, emerald swallowtail
SEM image of an emerald swallowtails wing

Acrocinus longimanus, Harlequin beetle
A photograph of harlequin beetles mating on newly-cut logs of breadnut tree. Taken by entomologist Jon Martin in the Chiquibul Forest Reserve, Las Cuevas, Belize, in June 2002

Chiasognathus grantii Stephens, stag beetle
This member of the Lucanidae family was written about by Charles Darwin in chapter 10 of his book The Descent of Man

Wasp nest in a bowler hat
This bowler hat containing a wasp nest was found in an outhouse on the estate of Walter Rothschild in Tring. The nest was built by the common wasp (Vespula vulgaris)

Exhibition of a giraffe to the public, Manchester
A printed poster advertising the exhibition of a giraffe from the Surrey Zoological Gardens, displayed in Piccadilly, Manchester

Butterfly illustration
Table 239 From Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane

Ring with a weevil set in
About 200 years old, this weevil (Tetrasothynus regalis) has been set in a gold ring

Wombwells Royal National Zoological Establishment

Specimens (including butterflies) from the Paul Hermann Coll
Specimens from the Paul Hermann collection of five volumes of specimens and drawings from Sri Lanka (Ceylon) 1672-1677. Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Asterope leprieuri, butterfly
The underside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 1820)
A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths

Pressed insects, mounted by botanist Leonard Plukenet (1642
Pressed by Leonard Plukenet in around 1690

Wombwells Royal Menagerie, 1853
A printed poster advertising Wombwells Royal Mengarie visiting Leeds in 1853

Acherontia atropos, deaths head hawkmoth
Illustration from Familiar British Insects (1887) by Theo Johnson

Electric-blue European lobster
The strikingly coloured electric-blue European lobster was caught off the east coast of Scotland and spotted at a London fish market in November 2011

Tenthredinidae, Tenthredo, Symphyta

Foraminifera and ostracods models
Bees wax models of foraminifera and ostracods made by Clive Sheppard for an exhibition in the Invertebrates Gallery, at the Natural History Museum, London

Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi, scarab beetle
A scarab beetle (Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Aglais urticae, small tortoiseshell butterfly
Scanning electron microscope image showing the head of a small tortoiseshell butterfly (x 25 on a standard 9cm wide print). This image has been coloured artificially by computer

Rove beetle in amber
Rove beetle, Coleoptera:Polyphaga:Staphylinidae trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Collembola entomobryidae, springtails in amber
Three Springtails preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old

Nelumbo lutea, American lotus & Dionaea muscipula, venus fly

Colourful illustration of a mermaid and a lobster
Plate 57 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Flying ant amber
A flying ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period

Cockroach in Baltic amber
A cockroach preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old

Planthopper bug in Mexican amber
Distorted planthopper bug Hemiptera:Fulgoroidea, trapped in Mexican amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Oligocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Earwig skin in Baltic amber
A shed earwig skin in Baltic amber, this specimen has very long pincers. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Colourful illustration of of two fish and a crustacean
Folio 42 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Water bug in amber
A water bug preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period

Ant in amber
An ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period, 56-34 million years ago

Leafhopper in amber
Leafhoppers are small, leaping insects and seen here preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Scuttle fly in amber
A scuttle fly preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Anomalocaris model
Model of the swimming predator Anomalocaris based on fossils from the Cambrian Burgess Shale, 520 million years old

Leafhopper bug in Dominican amber
Leafhopper bug Hemiptera:Homoptera:Cicadellidae, trapped in Dominican amber with a dryinid wasp sac attached to its head. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Alder fly in Baltic amber
Alder fly, Megaloptera: Sialoidea in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

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