Invertebrate Collection (#38)

Planthopper bug in Baltic amber
Planthopper bug Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae trapped in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Colourful illustration of two crabs and a grasshopper
Plate 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Tachyglossus aculeatus, short-nosed echidna
Echidna Native name Bur-roo-gin, Drawing 93 by Thomas Watling (1762 -c. 1814), from the Thomas Watling Drawings Collection, 1788-c. 1797, held at the Natural History Museum

Lacewing in amber
Lacewings from the order Neuroptera are gauzy-winged insects, and seen here preserved inside Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Man tormented by insects
Illustration from Hortus Sanitatis published in Strasburg in 1495

Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 11 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840

Maculinea arion, large blue
Plate 43 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed (1892) by Theo Johnson

Charonia rubicunda, red australwelk and a volute
Watercolour 388 by Thomas Watling, entitled Gna-gorong and Gung a rung, from the Watling Collection

Planthopper in amber
Planthopper preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Damselfly wings in amber
A pair of overlapping Damsel fly wings preserved in Baltic amber. Dating from the Upper Eocene

Fairy fly in Dominican amber

Midge in Baltic amber
Mating pair of biting midges in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Strombus tricornis, lightfoot
Shell specimen with Martin Listers engraving from his Historiae Sive Synopsis Methodicae Conchyliorum, 1685-1692, plate 873

Lasiocampa quercus, oak eggar moth
Plate 49 from Larvae and Pupae of British Lepidoptera (1878) by Theo Johnson

Chinese amber carving
An intricate crab carved out of Chinese amber. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Fig. 25 from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Snipe fly in Baltic amber
A snipe fly preserved in Baltic amber with a pseudoscorpion hanging onto its legs. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old

Arygynnis adippe, high brown fritillary

Mite in baltic amber
A mite trapped in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period, about 35 million years ago

Crane Fly in baltic amber
Crane fly Diptera: Tipulidae, trapped in Baltic amber which has broken off its legs in an attempt to escape. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Insects
Drawing 402 from the Watling Collection simply titled a crab, a spider, a snail, two butterflies and a caterpillar by Thomas Watling

Plate 18 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 18 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840

Colourful illustration of two fish and a stomatopod
Plate 28 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Dermestes maculatus, flesh-eating beetle
The flesh-eating beetle, also known as the hide or leather beetle. This species has been introduced to the Natural History Museum in order to strip the flesh from carcases to reveal the skeleton

Thecla betulae, brown hairstreak butterfly
A mounted specimen of a brown hairstreak butterfly from the Petiver Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Wallaces beetles
Display of beetles collected by Alfred R. Wallace during his expedition in the Malay Archipelago

Colourful illustration of two crustaceans
Folio 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Colourful illustration of three fish and a crabs
Plate 50 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Collection of molluscs
Plate 16 from The History of Rutherglen and East-Kilbride by David Ure ( 1793)

Aglais urticae, small tortoiseshell
Plate 26 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Plate 30 from Libellulinae Europaeae by de Charpentier
Illustration of dragonflies. Plate 30 from Libellulinae Europaeae illustrated and described by Toussint de Charpentier, 1840

Fruit fly in Dominican amber
Fruit fly deriving from Diptera:Cyclorrapha:Drosophilidae trapped and preserved in Dominican amber with a parasitic or phoretic mite attached to its abdomen

Scorpion fly
A Scorpion fly, Mecoptera: Bittacidae with a long beak and long antennae, preserved here in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Naraoia compacta, trilobite

Aeolothrips sp. banded thrips
This insects is a pest to Hyupocloeris sp. and Verbascum sp. plants. Specimen originating from Kew Gardens, Surrey, England by G.D. Morison

Colourful illustration of two fish, a crab and a crayfish
Plate 47 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour

Ants in Dominican amber
Hymenoptera:Aculeata:Formicidae ants in Dominican amber. One is holding the others abdomen with its jaws. Lower Miocene about 20 million years old

Wasp in amber
A digger wasp preserved in in Baltic amber. This specimen originates from the Upper Eocene and was donated by Arne Urup

Dipsas sp
Plate 10, a holotype from Arhtur MacGregors Hans Sloane, 1994. Shell specimens showing Sir Hans Sloanes catalogue numbers

Argynnis adippe, high brown fritillary
Plate 29 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed, by Theo Johnson, 1892

Butterflies - attrib. to Jan van Kessel
Painting of butterflies and other insects attributed to Jan van Kessel (1626-79). Oil on copper panel 57 x 43cm

Isotoma viridis, springtail
This springtail specimen was collected from the flood plain of Easdale Tarn, Westmorland, U.K. Image 21.x.1954. by M.E. Bacchus

Scale insect in amber
A scale insect preserved here in Baltic amber. These insects often secrete a protective, waxy covering. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Midges in amber
Pair of copulating midges preserved in Baltic amber accompanied by two air bubbles. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Semicassis labiata labiata, agate cassid

Bristletail in amber
A bristletail, Archaeognatha: Machilidae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Fly in amber

Chrysophanus dispar, large copper
From Illustrations of British Butterflies: with occasional figures of the larva, pupa, and food-plant (1878) by Theo Johnson

Bee in Dominican amber
A bee, Hymenoptera: Aculeata: Apidae trapped in Dominican amber. This specimen was used to attempt DNA extraction

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