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Permian desertAn artists impression of the Permian desert with huge sandunes and sandstone mountains (290 to 248 million years ago) in Northern England
Butterfly wing scale (part)
Surface of the early EarthAn impression by Barry Evans of what the surface of the Earth may have looked like when it was very young, and still forming
Shells on a sandy beachWashed up shells lying in tidal deposits on the sand
Display of lepidoptera, illustrating variationA collection of moths and butterflies. Only the four in the bottom left corner are butterflies, the rest are unusually colourful moths
BorniteA specimen of the mineral Bornite. This specimen is from the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London
Caledonite comprises of (copper lead carbonate sulphate hydroxide) and is characterized by small, well-formed intricate crystals. This specimen is from the Natural History Museum, London
Jamesonite comprises of lead iron antimony sulphide, and is characterized by hair-like fibrous crystals. This specimen is from the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London
Amirthalingamia macracantha, tapeworm
Odax acroptilus, rainbow calePlate 35 from Zoological drawings by Ferdinand Bauer. This medium-sized, weed-dwelling marine fish can be found along the coastline of the south-west Pacific
Chlorite variant clinochloreBooks of clinochlore with hessonite garnet from Piedmont, Italy. Clinochlore (Magnesium Iron Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide) is a common member of the Chlorite group of minerals
Halysites escharoides, tabulate coralIn this Silurian tabulate coral from Ohio Falls, USA, large numbers of tiny oval corallites are linked together to form chains
Cold Bokkeveld meteorite photomicrographThin section of the carbonaceous chondrite in the petrological microscope, showing a near circular chondrule about 1mm in diameter. The fall was in Cape Province in 1838
Pleistocene BritainAn artists impression of Britain at the time of the penultimate glaciation, from space during the Pleistocene period (1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago)
Arachnophyllum, coralImage depicts an Arachnophyllum, a Silurian coral. Corals comprise a soft bodied animal called a polyp. Each polyp inhabits a calcareous skeleton called a corallum
Moths of the family NotodontidaeMounted specimens of the swallow prominent, coxcomb prominent, pale prominent, small chocolate-tip, figure of eight, pine processionary, and oak processionary moths
Permian BritainAn artists impression of Permian (290 to 248 million years ago) Britain from space, with desert lands and the Zechstein sea
Cyathophyllum sp. rugose coralShown here is a section through a well preserved Devonian solitary, rugose coral from Devon, England. The maximum diameter is 6 cm
OpalPlay of colour in opal (opalescence). Opals are not truely crystalline and are therefore mineraloids. They comprise of (hydrated silica glass)
Boulangerite comprises of (lead antimony sulphide) and is characterized by fine, fibrous crystals. This specimen is from the Natural History Museum, London
Glaucopsyche lygdamus, xerces blueXerces blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus) butterfly specimen from San francisco bay, now thought to be extinct
Turtle shellA close up image of turtle shell depicting the interlocking hexagonal plates
Papilio epiusAn illustrative plate from Insects of China by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Papilio polytes & Papilio polymnesterThe common mormon (Papilio polytes) and the blue mormon (Papilio polymnestor). Plate 20 from Insects of India by Edward Donovan (1768-1837)
Polychaete wormAn annelid worm of the class Polychaeta
BrittlestarUnderside of a brittlestar specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Monochus aquaticus, nematodeA magnified image of the nematode worm (Monochus aquaticus)
Snake skin
Pomacanthus imperator, emperor angel fish
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 underneath
Butterflies on displayDetail of drawer R19/251 containing George Forrests specimens of Lepidoptera in the M. J. Mansfield collection drawers
Panthera tigris corbetti, Indochinese tigerTiger skin from Laobao, Vietnam. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris virgata, Persian tigerFemale tiger skin from Afghanistan. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Pseudolabrus sp. wrasseWatercolour 375 by Thomas Watling entitled Karra gnorra, from the Watling Collection
Parthenos sylvia salentia, clipper butterfly
Panthera tigris balica, Balinese tigerTiger skin from Bali. Specimen held at The Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris tigris, Bengal tigerTiger skin from Bengal. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Panthera tigris sondaica, Javan tigerTiger skin from Java. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Mayo Belwa, African meteoriteThis meteorite formed in a similar way to some igneous rocks in the Earth, and not by condensation of dust from nebular gas. Image from From Behind The Scenes (1987) by Dr Lawrence Mound
Dragonfly from decorative ceiling panels
Ranunculus lingua, greater spearwortA photograph of the detail from one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. Showing Ranunculus lingua, greater spearwort
Bordered ceiling panelA photograph of one of the decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall. This panel is blank save for a patterned boarder surrounding it
Fragaria sp. strawberryA scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a strawberry (Fragaria sp.), artificially coloured by computer
Sugar grainsA scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of sugar grains, artificially coloured by computer
Vitis sp. white grapeA scanning electron microscope (SEM) image of a white grape (Vitis sp.), artificially coloured by computer
Quercus robur, English oakA photograph of six of decorative ceiling panels from the roof of the Natural History Museums Central Hall showing Quercus robur, English oak
