Arthropoda Collection (page 29)

Amblyomma hebraeum, African cattle tick
A male African cattle tick (Amblyomma hebraeum). Ticks are blood-sucking parasites wich live off the blood supply from their host

Locust Tree, Tenerife 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Cocytius antaeus antaeus Drury, giant sphinx moth
Watercolour by Edith Blake (1845-1928), 1892, from Lady Edith Blakes collection of drawings of Jamacian lepidoptera and plants, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Bombyliidae specimens
Bee-flies from around the world, clockwise from top left: Systropus, Bombylius, Cephalopdromia and Ligyra. Adults are flower feeders, the larvae are parasitoids of other insects

Dragonfly from decorative ceiling panels

Butterfly stone Hu-die-shih trilobites
Trilobite Drepanura; inferred Upper Cambrian, Shantung Province, China. Mounted slab from Keeper?s Meeting Room

The Admirals Garden, Clarence Cove, Bermuda 1873
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Insect Gallery
A butterfly display case within the Natural History Museums Insect Gallery. Photograph taken in October 1983. This case is no longer in display at the Museum

Mesolimulus, a fossil horseshoe crab
The Jurassic horseshoe crab Mesolimulus, 17 cm long, from the famous fossil locality of Solnhofen in Bavaria, Germany

Melanargia galathea, marbled white butterfly
Close-up of the wings of the Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea), native to most of Europe and North Africa

Ctenocephalides felis felis, cat flea
A macro photograph of the cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis felis), which is also found on dogs, and is the UKs most common flea found in the domestic environment

Southern Damselfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum

Syrphus ribesii, hoverfly
This species of hoverfly is often seen feeding on nectar within the Museums Wildlife Garden. Photograph taken by Derek Adams in April 2003

Entomologist with insect specimens
An entomologist working on the collections at the Natural History Museum, London

Swallowtail butterfly, papilio kama
Wing detail

Lasius niger, black garden ant
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) of a black ant leg. Widespread and common in a range of habitats but perhaps most familiar in gardens where nests are formed under paving stones and brickwork

Seleucidis melanoleucas, twelve-wired bird-of-paradise
Plate 14 from John Goulds The Birds of New Guinea, Vol. 1 (1875-88). Hand coloured lithograph

Porcellio sccaber, woodlouse
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image showing all the units that make up the compound eye of a woodlouse

Eurypterius lacustris, sea scorpion
This Devonian sea scorpion is preserved in fine siltstone and is from Canada. These predatory aquatic arthropods had a segemented, body large eyes and strong claws

Calliphora vicina, blowfly or bluebottle
Scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a blowfly proboscis (x 85). This specialised mouth-part is used to squirt digestive enzymes onto the food

Marrella splendens, lace crab
This is a small, aquatic arthropod originating from the Burgess Shale in Canada dating from the Middle Cambrian

Papilio machaon, old world swallowtail
SEM image of a Papilio machaon wing

The Chalmers-Hunt Collection
Michael Chalmers-Hunt (1920-2004), a keen and highly respected entomologist, built this fascinating collection from redundant and unwanted items discarded by other entomologists and museum curators

Composite brain picture
Image of a brain, composed of various flora and fauna

Glyptonotus antarcticus

Megascolia procer, wasp

Phymateus morbillosus, common milkweed locust

Milionia paradisea

Achias rothschildi
Photograph of Achias rothschildi

Formosia moneta, fly

Phytalmia, antlered fly

Butterfly Jungle 2009
The Butterfly Jungle exhibition, set in the grounds of the Natural History Museum, houses more than a thousand live butterflies

Bombus hypnorum, bumblebee
A bumblebee perched on Lythrum salicaria, purple loosetrife, in the Natural History Museums Wildlife Garden

Papilio demoleus, Lime butterfly
Papilio demoleus is also known as the swallowtail, common lime or lemon butterfly. It is found in Sri Lanka, India and Australia

Scorpaena panda
One of 67 original water colour drawings of Mammals, Reptiles and Fish found at King Georges Sound, Western Australia, and in its neighbourhood; accompanied by manuscript notes by Neill, Robert

Gynandromorph Antheraea frithi, silkmoth

Siproeta stelenes, Malachite butterfly
The malachite butterfly is named for the mineral malachite, which is similar in color to the bright green of the butterflys wings. It is found throughout the Southern United States to Brazil

Dicopomorpha echmepterygis
Male specimen of Dicopomorpha echmepterygis. The smallest of the chalcidoid wasps and all known insects, this specimen is only 0.13mm long

Corydasialis inexpectatus

Ambeodontus tristis, two-toothed longhorn

Papilio kama, swallowtail butterfly
A UV image of a swallowtail butterfly. The swallowtail is the U.Ks largest native butterfly, but it is now resticted to the Norfolk Broads

Rallus limicola, Virginia rail
Plate 205 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

Limulus polyphemus, horseshoe crab
Fossil of the oldest crab in the world. The species is estimated to be at least 300 million years old and is characterised by a long, pointed tail

Pterygotus anglicus, giant water scorpion

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