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Kunga cakeIn East Africa huge clouds of midges that rise out of the tropical rivers and lakes are caught by the millions and squeezed into solid blocks and cooked as kunga cake
The AvalanchePlate 20 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated withdesigns by Joseph Wolf, London 1874
Quercus sp. crouch oakAlso known as Addlestone Oak or Queens Oak. In the 14th century Wycliffe preached under this oak. Queen Elizabeth I is said to have feasted under it. Photographed by Pat Hart, Summer 2003
Quercus robur, oak leavesLeaves from a common oak tree (Quercus robur) growing within the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photographed by Derek Adams, June 2003
Pepsis heros, tarantula hawk waspThe tarantula hawk wasp has a wingspan of 11cm, and a body length up to 7cm. As their name suggests, they feed on tarantual spiders
Aegyptopithecus zeuxisIllustration of an Egyptian Ape by Maurice Wilson. The forerunners of both monkeys and apes. These small arboreal primates lived 35-32 million years ago in the tropical rain forests of northern Egypt
Coccyzus minor, mangrove cuckooPlate 169 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
Tragopan satyra, satyr tragopanPlate 49 from John Goulds The Birds of Asia, Vol. 7, (1850-83). Hand coloured lithograph
Tunga penetrans, chigoe fleaThis species of flea is commonly known as a jigger, chigoe or sand-flea
Phasianus colchicus sahwii, common (Yarkand) pheasantPlate 53 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
Pavo cristatus, Indian peafowlPlate 3 by Joseph Wolf from Daniel Giraud Elliots A Monograph of the Phasianid, or Family of the Pheasants, (1872)
World map 1784 showing the Cook VoyagesA general chart exhibiting the discoveries made by Captain James Cook in this and his preceeding voyages with tracks of the ships under his command
Female parasitic waspA female parasitic wasp inspecting an oak apple which she will pierce with her ovipositor to lay her eggs
The AmbuscadePlate 19 taken from The Life and Habits of Wild Animals, illustrated with designs by Joseph Wolf, London 1874. Date: 1875
Turdus merula, common blackbirdPhotograph of a female common blackbird, taken in the museum wildlife garden
Eumaeus atala, atala butterfly caterpillarAtala caterpillar feeding on cycad plant. These butterflies are native to south Florida, U.S.A. Photographed by Jason D. Weintraub
20th Century Art: Wildlife sketch no. 28, by David MeasuresBall point pen and watercolour. Not wishing to follow traditional methods of scientific illustration, Measures chose to develop a technique which enabled an immediate method of recording his
A view of Government Farm at Rose Hill, New South Wales 1791Drawing 18 from the Watling Collection titled A view of Government Farm at Rose Hill, New South Wales 1791 by a Port Jackson Painter, 1791
Catopuma temminckii, Asian golden catFelis temminckii. Plate from A Monograph of the Felidae, or Family of the Cats, 1833, by Daniel Giraud Elliot. One of 43 hand-coloured lithographs by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899)
Agathis australis, kauri pineKauri pine, New Zealand. This tree is the source of resin known as kauri gum. Figure 5 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule by Andrew Ross, 1998
Silk cotton tree at St. Thomas, West IndiesA photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Silk Cotton tree, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
H. M. S. Challenger, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Schistosoma spp. blood flukeThe blood fluke (Schistosoma spp.) is the cause of the disease bilharzia or schistosomiasis in humans
Ascaris lumbricoides, human roundwormThe human roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides) is the largest nematode to parasitize humans, growing up to 16 inches long
Capillaria philippinensis, parasitic wormThis worm species (Capillaria philippinensis) is a parasite of the human small intestine
Lingula sp. brachiopodLingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula has been around for more that 550 million years
Monodon monoceros, narwhal and Delphinapterus leucas, belugaPlate 47 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21
Porzana parva, little crakePlate 90 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 4 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Falco vespertinus, red-footed falconPlate 20 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Falco subbuteo, Eurasian hobbyPlate 18 from John Goulds The Birds of Great Britain, Vol. 1 (1873). Hand coloured lithograph
Archean LandscapeAn artists impression of an Archean landscape (3, 800 to 2, 500 million years ago), with the thin crust scarred by meteorite craters and dotted with pools of molten rock
Phoebetria palpebrata, light-mantled albatrossFf. 106. Watercolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Pelecanus pica and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Cretaceous chalk seafloorAn artists impression of a Cretaceous (144 to 65 million years ago) hard chalk seafloor, where an ammonite floats above crinoids, sea urchins, brachiopods, molluscs, and a lobster
Plesiosaurus, Telesaurus, Ichthyosaurus, Pentacrinites, AmmoSheet 1 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of marine reptiles lived during the Jurassic period between 200 and 145 million years ago
Grus japonensis, red-crowned cranePlate 61, a watercolour from the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China
The Country of the IguanodonFrontispiece by John Martin from The Wonders of Geology, Volume 1, 1857 by Gideon Mantell (1790-1852). Gideon Mantell was a palaeontologist who discovered Iguanodon fossils in England
A View of Sydney Cove, Port Jackson March 7th 1792Drawing 21 from the Watling Collection titled A View of Sydney Cove - Port Jackson March 7th 1792 by a Port Jackson Painter, 1792
Echiichthys vipera, lesser weever fishPhotograph of the lesser weever fish (Echiichthys vipera), which lives in the English Channel, buried under the sea bed with its venomous dorsal fin showing above the sandy bottom
Banyan tree, St. Thomas, West Indies 1873A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876), funded by the British Government for scientific purposes
Reduviidae, assassin bugAn assassin bug (Reduviidae) with prey, Sri Lanka
Coscinocera hercules, Austrlian hercules mothA pinned specimen of the Australian hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules) (Miskin, 1876). Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Dysdera crocata, woodlouse spiderThis spider tends to live underneath stones and logs with its main prey being woodlice
Meleagris gallopavo, wild turkeyOriginal oil painting on canvas by Robert Havell, (c. 1835), 128cm x 171cm
Termite colonyAn opened queen cell of Macrotermes showing the queen surrounded by the smaller king and various castes of workers, soldiers and white larvae
Ixobrychus exilis, least bitternPlate 210 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
Phalaropus tricolor, Wilsons phalaropePlate 254 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
Ensifera ensifera, sword-billed hummingbirdPlate 233, hand coloured lithograph from A Monograph of the Trochilid, or Family of Hummingbirds, (1861) by John Gould