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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
Acanthocnemus nigricans (Hope), little ash beetleLateral view of the female little ash beetle (Acanthocnemus nigricans). This specimen was collected by G.D. Bryant on 12th January 1905 from the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia
Baltic amber ringA ring containing a long-legged fly Diptera: Brachycera: Dolichopodidae. Amber specimen dates from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Entomology SpecimensSection of a specimen tray from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department showing the diversity of insects in terms of shape, size and colours
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
Radiolaria modelsModels of two radiolaria made in papier mache by Vaclav Fric
Phormictopus cancerides, Haitian brown tarantulaThe Haitian brown tarantula (Phormictopus cancerides) is an aggressive bird-eating tarantula. Specimen derives from the Republic of Haiti in the Caribbean
Lingula sp. brachiopodLingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula has been around for more that 550 million years
Limulus polyphemus, horsehoe crabLS Plate 95 from the John Reeves Collection. John Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Liposcelis sp. booklouseTransmitted light photograph of a booklouse with a body length of 1.2 mm. A booklouse is any of numerous species of tiny wingless insects which feed on the starches and moulds found on in books
Tirumala ishmoides ishmoides from Sulawezi, male, upper side. A butterfly specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Collections
Butterfly specimen trayA selection of butterflies showing diversity in colour size and shape. From the collections of the Natural History Museums Entomology Department
Plate 90 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Amphiroa - Anatomy of calycophoridaePlate 5 from The Oceanic Hydrozoa 1859 by T. H. Huxley
Papilio ulysses, ulysses butterflyImage of a mounted specimen of a ulysses butterfly, from Indonesia
Fossil shells of the Miocene Tertiary PeriodPlate II from Principles of Geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earths surface. Vol. 3 1832-33 by Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Plate 77 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Strombus gigas, queen conchPlate 2. Watercolour by Jean Charles Chenu from his Illustrations Conchyliologiques, part 17 (1843)
Dryococelus australis, Lord Howe stick insectA specimen of the Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) also known as Lord Howe Island Phasmid, or the land lobster
Polyommatus icarus, common blue butterflyPlate 46 from Illustrations of British butterflies and their larvae, with the plants on which they feed (1892) by Theo Johnson
Papilio machaon, swallowtailPlate 1 from A Life-History of the British Butterflies (1906) Vol 1, by Theo Johnson
Alaptus magnanimus, fairy flyFairy flies are among the tiniest insects on our planet measuring in at around 0.21mm long
Asilidae, robber flies
Frontispiece from The Aurelian, by Moses Harris, 1766Two men with butterfly nets
Hymenoptera specimensA case containing various Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps and their allies) specimens, held at the Natural History Museum, London
Reduviidae, assassin bugAn assassin bug (Reduviidae) with prey, Sri Lanka
Ornithodoros parkeri, tickVentral views of male and female of this soft tick (Ornithodoros parkeri) from the family Argasidae
Clypeus ploti, fossil echinoidFossil echinoid also known as a poundstone from the Jurassic period Trigonia Grit, Aylworth, U.K
Tridacna gigas, giant clamA pair of giant clam (Tridacna gigas). This endangered species is the largest living molluscs and can reach sizes of over 1m
Aptyxiella portlandica (Sowerby), Portland screwstoneA gastropod steinkern or internal cast of a Portland screwstone (Aptyxiella portlandica) from the Jurassic Portland Stone, Top Roach, Portland
Helophorus laticollis, water beetleClose-up shot of a water beetle (Helophorus laticollis). Specimen held in the Natural History Museums Entomology Department
Hazel Pot BeetleTo be filled in
Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae, mole fleaA macro photograph of the largest flea in the UK, the mole flea (Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae), which is common on small mammals throughout the UK
Asterope leprieuri, butterflyThe upperside of the Asterope leprieuri butterfly, Family Nymphalidae (Nymphalinae). Photographed by Harry Taylor
Jumnos ruckeri Saunders (Lamellicornia) (large beetles in cePlate 17 from Cabinet of Oriental Entomology, 1848 by John Obadiah Westwood (1805-1893)
Gorgonian coralWatercolour of Gorgonian coral in the subclass Octocorallia by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever
Morpho menelaus, Amazonian butterflyAn iridescent butterfly from the Amazon. Specimen from display at the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London
Eulyes illustris, assassin bugAssassin bugs mainly inhabit tropical regions. They are blood-sucking predatory insects and are usually brightly coloured
Agrias claudina, butterflyPhotograph of an Agrias claudina, Family Nymphalidae (Charaxinae)
Thecosmilia trichotoma, a fossil coralThecosmilia trichotoma (Goldfuss). Scleractinian coral. Jurassic (Bathonian); Nattheim, Germany; BMNH 55859
Coscinocera hercules, Austrlian hercules mothA pinned specimen of the Australian hercules moth (Coscinocera hercules) (Miskin, 1876). Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Morpho menelaus, blue morpho butterflyPlate 53 from Metamorphosis Insectorum (1705) by Maria Sybilla Merian
Tyrophagus casei, cheese miteScanning electron microscope image of a cheese mite (x 170). These creatures are generally considered to be a pest, however they are added to Altenburger cheese to give it flavour
SEM of echinoderm steroemA SEM of an example of stereom of an echinoderm (phylum which consists of 5 classes including starfish). Stereom is the structure formed by the fine networks of calcium carbonate which constitute
Dysdera crocata, woodlouse spiderThis spider tends to live underneath stones and logs with its main prey being woodlice