Arthropoda Collection (page 21)

Ostracod
Scanning electron microscope image of an ostracod, an arthropod where the body is enclosed in a carapace (x 220)

Heliconius ricini
Butterflies (Heliconius ricini) feed on caster-oil plant (Ricinus communis). Plate 30 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian

Dermestes maculatus Degeer, hide beetle
Figure 391. a line drawing of a hide or leather beetle

Arsenura armida, Emperor moth caterpillars on coral tree
Emperor moth caterpillars on coral tree from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium of te Verandering der Surinaamsche Insecten by Maria Sibylla Merian

Bryobia praetiosa, clover mite
Scanning electron microscope image of a clover mite (x 70K), they have front legs which are nearly twice as long as the hind legs

Calymene, trilobite
This specimen dates from the Middle Silurian, Worcestershire. Trilobites are among the earliest fossils known and ranged from the Lower Cambrian (540 million years ago)

Papilio thoas, swallowtail butterfly
The thaos swallowtail butterfly from Mexico. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Papilio machaon, swallowtail butterfly
A photograph of a mounted specimen of the common swallowtail. Found in Europe, but only in the Norfolk Broads region of the U.K

Collembola sp. springtail
Scanning electron microscope image of a springtail showing the characteristic pattern on the cuticle surface (x 3.5K)

Notebook of Alfred Russel Wallace
Notes and illustrations on the insects and birds by Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) observed in many different locations around the Malay Archipelago

Creobroter meleagris, flower praying mantis
Flower praying mantises come from Africa and the Far East. They so closely mimic flowers that insects often land on them to collect nectar

Microthoracius cameli, camel sucking louse
A female specimen of a camel sucking louse (Microthoracius cameli) approximately 4mm in length

Illustrated pages
From Sloanes Natural History of Jamaica published in 1725. Volume 2

Archaeroattacus edwardsii, Indian silk moth
Indian silk moth from India. Specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Pomponia merula, cicada

Chrysanthemum leucanthemum, oxeye daisy
Oxeye daisy (Chrysanthemum leucanthemum) in the Wildlife Garden at the Natural History Museum, London

Cerura vinula, puss moth caterpillar
Side view photograph of a puss moth caterpillar. The caterpillars two tails can be seen which it holds in the air when disturbed by any predators

Stagmatoptera precaria, mantid
Life cycle of the mantid (Stagmatoptera precaria). Reproduced as an engraving after the orginal watercolour from as Plate 66 Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian (1647-1717)

Attacus atlas, atlas moth
The underside view of an atlas moth painted by Pieter de Bevere. Illustration from the Loten Collection dated (1754-57) held at the Natural History Museum, London

Unpublished lepidoptera watercolour by Eleazar Albin
Plate from an album of unpublished watercolours of Lepidoptera by Eleazar Albin, 1720. Species depicted have not yet been identified

Plate from New Book of Flowers (1680)
Illustration from Neues Blumenbuch or New Book of Flowers (1680) by Maria Sibylla Merian

Coccinella 7-punctata, ladybirds
A pair of seven spot ladybird resting on a leaf. Ladybirds are small round beetles, with this species displaying three and a half spots on each of their two wing cases or elytra

English spiders by Eleazar Albin
Watercolour drawing of spiders prepared for A Natural History of Spiders and other Curious Insects by Eleazar Albin, 1736

Calappa philargius, box crab
Painting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection, 1754-1757

Manihot esculenta, cassava plant
Illustration from Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian

Collecting moths at light
Dr Gaden Robinson collecting moths at light, Rampayoh R. valley, Brunei

Demodex uncii, follicle mite
A follicle mite magnified X600. The follicle mite is a worm-like microscopic mite which lives in the follicles and sebaceous gland of most humans

Common wasp nest
The rounded nest of the common wasp, (Vespula vulgaris) in the roof rafters of a house. Wasps chew wood and pulp it to make the papery material which the nest comprises of

Tanysiptera sylvia, buff-breasted paradise kingfisher
Plate 50 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 4 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Silurian Wenlock sea
An artists impression of the Wenlock (430.4 - 424 million years ago) sea with trilobites, corals, and crinoids

Fossilised Eocene crab
Unidentified fossilised specimen of an Eocene crab found in Southern England, France and the USA. This specimen is 58 million years old

Wanneria walcottana, trilobite

Daphnia, water flea
A close-up of a water flea (Daphnia sp.), a tiny planktonic crustacean

Honeycomb of Apis sp. honeybee
A close-up of the structure of a the honeycomb made by a colony of honeybees

Chrysocolaptes lucidus xanthocephalus, greater flame-backed
Plate 37 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 6, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph

Pieris rapae, small white butterflies
These white butterflies are also known as cabbage whites, this is because they lay their eggs on cabbage and other cultivated crops, which their caterpillars readily destroy

Coruvs ossifragus, fish crow
Plate 146 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1831-34), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Butterfly wing scale (part)

Leonaspis coronata, trilobite
One of the smaller trilobites growing to a maximum length of 2cm. The spines have been well-preserved in this specimen

Iridomyrmex geinitzi, ants in amber
This specimen is Baltic amber with ants trapped and preserved inside. Ants frequently got caught in the pine resins that were destined to become amber

Eudocimus albus, white ibis
Plate 222 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1834-35), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London

Acidaspis coronata, spiny trilobite
A spiny odontopleurid Silurian trilobite from Worcestershire, England preserved in limestone. The specimen length is 2.5 cms

Aphis fabae, black bean aphid
Scanning electron microscope image showing a frontal view of a black bean aphid on leaf (x100). Aphids or plant lice are small, plant-sucking insects

Professor Thomas Bell (1792-1880)
Portrait of Professor Thomas Bell, an English zoologist, surgeon and writer. Photographed by Maull & Polyblank, Photographers, c. 1854

Celastrina argiolus, holly blue butterfly
The holly blue feeds on holly and ivy flowers and whilst its caterpillars feed on the berries of these plants

Mystery bug found in NHM Wildlife garden. Closely resembles a Central European species, Arocatus roeselii, but it is a darker red and lives on plane trees rather than alder

Scarce Swallowtail by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology

Purple Emperor by John Curtis (1791 - 1862) from British Entomology

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