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Isocrinus robustus, a fossil crinoidThe stalked crinoid Isocrinus robustus, 14 cm tall, from the Lower Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England, showing the calyx and arms
Castericystis vali, a fossil CarpoidCastericystis vali, 7 cm long with juvenile 0.8 cm long attached at the bottom of the stele, from the Middle Cambrian of Utah
Epidiceras speciosum (Munster), internal cast of bivalveSteinkern (internal cast) of a bizarrre rudist bivalve from the Jurassic period. Specimen from the Upper Kimmeridgian rocks, Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany
Archimedes swallovanus, bryozoanFossil bryozoan dating from the Carboniferous rocks, Mississippian, Golconda Fm. Marigold, Illinois, U.S.A
Rasenia uralensi, ammoniteA fossil ammonite from the Upper Jurassic, Kimmeridge clay, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire. An ammonite has a coiled, chambered shell and is an extinct mollusc
Encrinurus variolaris, trilobiteTrilobites had a carapace, or shell which was divided into three parts. Trilobites were arthropods as crustaceans, spiders and insects are today
Wallaces Long armed beetleEuchirus longimanus, a long armed scarab beetle collected by Wallace in Amboyna, the Molucca Islands, Indonesia
Histioteuthis bonelliana, squidA glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Loligo vulgaris, squidA glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Enoploteuthis veranii, squidA glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Enoploteuthis owenii, squidA glass model of a squid, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Argonauta argo (males), octopusA glass model of two octopuses, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhegmatodes thalassina, jellyfish modelA glass model of a jellyfish, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Rhegmatodes thalassina, jellyfishA glass model of a jellyfish, created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka in the late nineteenth century and held at the Natural History Museum, London
Crystal apple - cystoid echinodermNHM E10. Echinosphaerites aurantium (Gyllenhall). Ordovicain, Popouka, St Petersburg, Russia
Syracosphaera anthosCoccosphere from the Western Mediterranean. False coloured to show the shell is formed of inner and outer layers of coccoliths with very different structure
Bhutanitis (Yunnanopapilio) mansfieldi, two-tailed Bhutan glA two-tailed Bhutan glory butterfly collected by George Forrest in 1918. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Viewed from above
De Uitlandsche KapellenPlate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776
Apis mellifera, European honey beePhotograph of a European honey bee (Apis mellifera) in the wildlife garden. A typical small hive contains about 20, 000 bees which are divided into three types; Queen, Drones, and Workers
Diphyllobothrium polyrugosum, tapewormDiscovered inside a 3.8 metre killer whale washed up on a beach in Cornwall in 1978
Mollusc, Arca (Barbatia) novaezelandiaeSpecimen collected by Robert Falcon Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition
Six molluscs including four gastropods and two bivalvesWatercolour 396 by the Port Jackson Painter, from the Watling Collection
Stag Beetle Collection of Hughes BomansA sample from some 32, 000 stag beetles collected by French entomologist Hughes Bomans
Discodermid spongeDiscodermia lives a sessile life on the seabed around North America and the Caribbean
Shell and insect illustrationTable 240 From Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane
Papilio palinurus, emerald swallowtailSEM image of an emerald swallowtails wing
Bombus pascorum, common carder beeA female Bombus pascorum, common carder bee visiting a plant in the wildlife garden
Artogeia napi, green-veined whiteSEM image of the wing of a Artogeia napi, green-veined white butterfly
Letter from A. R. Wallace to his mother, 28 May 1854Page 2 of a letter from Alfred Russel Wallace to his mother about sending beetles to his agent Mr Stevens, future travel plans and his daily routine as a collector, dated May 1854
Shipworm boringsThis block of wood was attacked by Teredo navalis, common shipworm about 50 million years ago
Papilio hyllusPlate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776
Asian mothFrom a collection of coloured drawings of Birds, Mammals, Insects & Plants, painted from life for J. G. Loten, Dutch Governor of Ceylon (1752-1757) by P. C
Spider-hunting waspA spider-hunting wasp wedging her prey between grass blades before making a burrow
Belemnotheutis antiquusA well-preserved Upper Jurassic squid aged 160 million years. This specimen originates from the famous clay deposits in Wiltshire
Pieris rapae, small whiteSEM image of the wing of a small white butterfly
Sir John Lubbocks pet waspSir John Lubbock (1834 - 1913) caught this wasp in the Pyrenees and kept it as a pet until its death 10 months later
Beetle illustrationTable 237 of A Natural History of Jamaica (1725) by Sir Hans Sloane
Moduza nuydai, butterflyPhotograph of the Moduza nuydai, Family Nymphalidae (Limenitidinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor
Euplagia quadripunctaria, Jersey tiger mothPhotograph of the brightly coloured and patterned Jersey tiger moth, found in the museum wildlife garden
Turritella agate
Drawer from Insect Collection of Sir Joseph Banks (1743 - 18A collection of more than 4, 000 insects, including butterflies, flies, bugs and moths
Alaruasa violacea, tailed wax bugThe tailed wax bug does not actually have a tail at all, because the exraordinary growth behind it is pure wax, secreted from the abdomen in tiny amounts throughout its life
Crenidomimas concordia, butterflyPhotograph of the upperside of a Crenidomimas concordia, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor
Mollusc, Trophon longstaffi