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Leafhopper bug in Dominican amberLeafhopper bug Hemiptera:Homoptera:Cicadellidae, trapped in Dominican amber with a dryinid wasp sac attached to its head. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Demoiselle and crane designsDrawing 27 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)
Chalcid wasp in amberChalcid wasp, Chalcididae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene
Polygonia c-album, commaFrom Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson
Schizomid in amberSchizomid meaning split or cleaved middle. Seen here in Dominican amber, originating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Seven molluscs, including two bivalves and five gastropodsWatercolour 390 by the Port Jackson Painter, entitled Wee-ang-i, Ger-my, Won-ni, Goo-rung, from the Watling Collection
Snipe flies in amberSnipe flies trapped and preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Colombian copal
Scuttle fly in Dominican amberMouldy scuttle fly Diptera:Cyclorrapha:Phoridae, trapped in Dominican amber. Specimen from the Lower Miocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Aphid in amberA Winged aphid preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Diaethura anna, Annas eighty-eightA mounted specimen of the underside of Annas eighty-eight butterfly from Mexico
Millipede in amberA Millipede, Myriapoda: Diplopoda preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Burgessia bella, fossil arthropodAn arthropod fossil which lived on the sea floor, dating from the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale, British Columbia
Aeschna pilosa, dragonfilesPlate 21, an illustration of two dragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae 1840 by Toussaint de Charpentier
Strombus luhuanus, red-mouthed strombWatercolour 392 by Thomas Watling, entitled Gung-e-ra-nere, from the Watling Collection
Ichneumon wasp in amberIchneumon wasp preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen with exquisitely preserved wings dates from the Upper Eocene period
Vanessa atlanta, red admiralFrom Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson
Gonepteryx rhamni, brimstonePlate 2 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892
Stylopid in amberStylopid parasite (Strepsiptera sp.) preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Springtail in amberSpringtail, Collembola: Entomobryidae trapped in Dominican amber. The insects spring has been preserved in a folded position under its body
Black fly in Baltic amberBlack fly preserved in Baltic amber. This fly belongs to subgenus Morops and dates from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Sicilian amber containing two spiders which date from the Oligocene period about 30 million years old. Fig. 36 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Parthenos sylvia lilacinus, clipper butterflyA subspecies of the clipper butterly from the Malay Peninsula. The clipper butterfly ranges from Sri Lanka, India and Thailand through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Glaucopsyche lydamus, xerces blueThe xerces blue (Glaucopsyche lydamus) survives in a series of subspecies. The xerces blue is one of them. Underside of butterfly shown here
Plate 37 from Sebas ThesauriIllustration from A Sebas Locupletissimi rerum naturalium thesauri accurata descripttio, Vol 3, 1758. This plate shows the way Seba displayed the specimens in the drawers of his shell cabinet
Parthenos sylvia virens, clipper butterflyA subspecies of clipper butterfly from southern India. The clipper butterfly ranges from Sri Lanka, India and Thailand through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands
Dermacentor andersoni, Rocky Mountain wood tickThis armoured tick species, the Rocky mountain wood tick (Dermacentor andersoni) is capable of causing paralysis
Portunus pelagicus, flower crabCut out from Plate 49, watercolour by Ferdinand Lucas Bauer from his collection of Zoological drawings
Pegesimallus teratodes, robber flyA robber fly, a predatory fly from Tanzania. Only the males have the long scales on the hind-legs, their use is not known but could be used to attract females
Detail of terracotta moulding of an octopus in the Waterhous
Bactrites carinatus, nautiloidThis straight nautiloid Bactrites carinatus originates from the Devonian of Germany
FleaThis species of flea is commonly known as a jigger, chigoe or sand-flea
Ventral surface of a mite from the prostigmatic speciesScanning electron microscope image displayed on the glass screens in the Darwin Centre, at the Natural History Museum, London
Paragonimus sp. parasitic wormHuman lung fluke, a parasitic worm. Common in South East Asia, in 1980 there were thought to be 3 million people infected
Siler semiglaucus, jumping spiderA close-up head-on view of the four eyes and fangs of the jumping spider (Siler semiglaucus) from Sri Lanka
Nautilus pompilius, nautilusSpecimen shell of the nautilus (Nautilus pompilius), which has been sectioned to show body chamber (largest section), septa (individual chambers) and siphuncle (tube canal)
Visbyshaera oligofurcata, acritarchScanning electron microscope image of a microfossil belonging to a group of marine phytoplanktonic organisms known as acritarchs that teemed in Silurian seas about 415 Ma ago
Insect bodyMicrographia: or, Some physical descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses, with observations and enquiries there upon by Robert Hooke (1635-1703), 1665
Lampromyia sp. flyLarvae of this family Vermilionidae behave like ant-lions, they make a funnel in the sand and wait at the bottom for other invertebrates to fall in. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Philoliche longirostris, horse flyA horse fly specimen from India. This fly uses its long proboscis to feed at flowers. The mouthparts of the female also include shorter blades with which it takes blood
Detail of terracotta moulding of a dragonfly in the WaterhouThe Waterhouse Buiding at the Natural History Museum, London was designed by Alfred Waterhouse (1830-1905) and first opened its doors on Easter Monday 1881
Nephilengys malabarensis, orb-web spiderA tropical orb-weaving spider (Nephilengys malabarensis) on its web, photographed in Sri Lanka
Oestridae, botfly larvaScanning electron microscope image of a botfly larva. They are parasites feeding on skin in the case of warble flies, nostrils in the flies that affect sheep and deer
Dragonflies and FishDragonflies from Libellulinae Europaeae by Toussaint de Charpenter, 1840. Fish from Voyage de la Coquille, Zoology Atlas II by Duperrey
Sabatinca perveta, mothShown here is a moth belonging to the living pollen-feeding family Micropterygidae, preserved in Burmese amber of Late Cretaceous age
Scientists in Sri LankaScientist searching for apple snails in a drain at Kabugannawa, Sri Lanka. Scientists on a trip that was part of a programme funded by the Darwin Initiative
Auchenorrhynchan bug, true bugAn example of an auchenorrhynchan bug or true bug from the Sinharaja rainforest, Sri Lanka
Pegasus draconis, sea mothSpecimen jar containing sea moths (Pegasus draconis), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London