Specimen Collection (page 9)

Plate 37 from Mineralogie
Or natif en dendriet sur du quartz de Mr. Forster. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.6 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Salt
A pillar of salt (Sodium Chloride) crystals

Plate 35 from Mineralogie
Mine de Cuivre vert Foieuse et en Mamelons. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Plate 6 from Mineralogie
Mine de Fer en grains qui offre quelgues facettes de Mr. Forster. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Plate 47 from Mineralogie
Pyrite Cuivreuse coloree avec fer Spatique et cristaux de roches. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Plate 6a from Histoire naturelle? (1789)
Plate 6a, Histoire Naturel Des Mineraux, from Histoire naturelle: ou, Exposition des morceaux, les mieux choisis pour servir? (1789) by by Swebach Desfontaines

Plate 45 from Mineralogie
Mine de Cuivre vitreuse rouge Cristallisee mellee de Vuivre natif et fleurs de Cuivre soieuse vertes. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Plate 39 from Mineralogie
Tres rare Moceau de vitriol de Cuivre Fosile a cause de sa facle decompossion. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Pegesimallus teratodes, robber fly
A 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

Theatre des Merveilles de la Nature
Plate VII from Theatre des Merveilles de la Nature, by Levinus Vincent, 1719

Hannays diamond
No.1 of Hannays diamonds. Specimen held in the Mineralogy Department at The Natural History Museum, London

Certhidea olivacea, warbler-finch
A specimen of a warbler-finch (Certhidea olivacea) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

The Esquel pallasite

Nautilus pompilius, nautilus
Specimen shell of the nautilus (Nautilus pompilius), which has been sectioned to show body chamber (largest section), septa (individual chambers) and siphuncle (tube canal)

Moving specimens to the Darwin Centre
Moving zoological specimens from the old Spirit Building to the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Chamaeleo jacksonii, Jacksons chameleon
Jacksons chameleon specimen in spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London. This image is on display in the link corridor from the Life Galleries to the Darwin Centre

Specimen label for Geospiza difficilis, sharp-beaked ground
Second of three specimen labels for a finch collected by Dr A. Habel from Abingdon Island, Galapagos Islands in 1868

Lampromyia sp. fly
Larvae 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 fly
A 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

Lobaria pulmonaria, lichen
A cut-out of a lichen specimen held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Fish specimens
Specimen jars containing fish, held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London. Notice how over time the specimen jars have been warped by gravity and are no longer straight

Juvenile fish specimens
Specimen jar containing juvenile fish, held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Darwin Centre storage room for specimens in spirit
Zoological specimens in one of the storage rooms in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Two birds on title page, waiting for crumbs
Heart-shaped enamel on metal badge made by Ernestine Mills (1871-1959), possibly for the W.S.P.Us Womens Exhibition of 1909

Volunteer working at the Natural History Museum, London
Volunteer using microscope to examine zoological specimen

Parasitic worms in spirit jars. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Cetraria islandica, lichen
A cut-out of a branching lichen specimen held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Kim Goodger with butterfly specimen
Kim Goodger a curator at The Natural History Museum, London. The specimen featured is a Papilio sp

Brachyera family specimens
Examples of five Brachyera families showing diversity of appearance, Apioceridae, Mydidae, Empididae, Pelecorhynchidae and Nemestrinidae. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Nesomimus parvulus, Galapagos mockingbird
A specimen of a Galapagos mockingbird (Nesomimus parvulus) collected by Charles Robert Darwin in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Marine specimens preserved in spirit jars
Specimen jar containing various marine creatures, in the former spirit building, which is now stored in the Tank Room of the Darwin Centre at the Natural Histroy Museum, London

Argyropelecus sp. hatchetfish
Specimen jar containing hatchetfish (Argyroplectus sp.), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Certhidea olivacea fusca, warbler-finch
A specimen of a warbler-finch (Certhidea olivacea fusca) collected by Dr A. Habel in the Galapagos Islands

Brachycerous fly
The family Nemestrinidae comprises almost 300 species of brachycerous flies. Larvae of this family are parasitoids of Orthoptera and scarabeus beetle larvae

Philothamnus irregularis, western green snake
Western Green Snake specimen in spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London. This image is on display in the link corridor from the Life Galleries to the Darwin Centre

Chorda filum, sea lace
Cut out of mounted specimen of sea lace or Dead mans rope. A brown seaweed, this specimen is 14.5 feet long and held at the Natural History Museum, London

Camarhynchus prosthemelas
A specimen collected by Dr A. Habel, labelled Camarhynchus prosthemelas

Hermetia illucens, soldier fly
Soldier fly from Christmas Island. Example of a species of fly that has been spread by human activity. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Sir Hans Sloanes collection of shells
Plate 5 from Arhtur MacGregors Hans Sloane, 1994. Shell specimens showing Sir Hans Sloanes catalogue numbers

Fossil fern
A specimen of fossil fern foliage, approximately 8 - 10 m in height. Dates back to the Late Carboniferous-Permian period, 300 - 250 million years ago

Taxonomic research in the fish section
Research on the fish collections at the Natural History Museum, London

Crassigyrinus
The fossil of a Crassigyrinus, an early amphibian that lived during the Carboniferous period

Pteraster acicula, starfish
Pteraster acicula from the classification Asteroidea: Spinulosida: Pterasteridae. This species of starfish is found from Florida to the west Gulf of Mexico, below 260m

Homoeosaurus maximiliani
A fossil specimen of Homoeosaurus maximiliani, a Sphenodontid lizard which dates back to the Triassic period. This specimen was discovered at the Kimeridgian Lithographic stone, Kelheim, Bavaria

Estherville Meterorite
Meteorite section BM 53764, Estherville, 2.727kg from the Natural History Museums Mineralogy Department

Guildfordia yoka from Japan. Number 2387

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