Studio Shot Collection (page 17)

Tray of Precious Gemstones held in the mineralogy department of the Natural History Museum

Agate
A polished slice of agate from Uraguay. Agate (silicon dioxide) is a cryptocrystalline quartz

Chrome diopside
Two variations of a diopside gemstone (calcium magnesium silicate). Left: Deep-green faceted cut stone; locality unknown. Right: Small translucent green detached crystal from Outokumpu, Finland

Various beetles and arachnids
Drawer of a selection of various entomological specimens from the Sloane Collection at the Natural History Museum, London

Agate
A polished slice of agate or chalcedony from Uraguay. Agate (silicon dioxide) is a cryptocrystalline quartz

Fossil leaf miner
A leaf miner has left a snaking trail in this leaf from the Middle Eocene of Bournemouth, England

Lichen
This is an example of one of Sri Lankas very rich diversity of lichens

Cladonia sulphuratum, lichen
Cut-outs of lichen specimens held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Geospiza difficilis, sharp-beaked ground finch with labels
A specimen of a sharp-beaked ground finch (Geospiza difficilis) collected by Dr. A. Habel in the Galapagos Islands

Plaucopsyche lygdamus, xerces blue
A subspecies of Glaucopsyche lygdamus, now thought to be extinct. The most famous of all extinct butterflies is the xerces blue - it was native to the costal part of California

Empis sp. dance fly
Predatory dance flies from the family Empididae found in Europe. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Plaster models of conodonts
From top left Ancyrodella, Gnathodus, Polygnathus, Cavusgnathus, Polygnathoides and Oistodus. These models were produced by Christain Hurfurth under the direction of Dr Klaus Muller

Dumontia contorta, seaweed

Doleschallia hexophthalmos, Autumn leaf butterfly
An unnatural event recorded in the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. This autumn leaf had three antennae

Marine specimens
Specimen jars containing various sea creatures, held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Corundum group
A collection of crystals including ruby and sapphire particolor, ruby rhomboid, and hexagonal cut sapphire

Flint artifact (Goughs Cave)
Creswellian flint artifacts excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar, Somerset dated at around 14, 000 to 12, 000 years old, late upper palaeolithic (Creswellian)

The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Camarhynchus psittacula habeli, large tree finch
A specimen of a large tree finch (Camarhynchus psittacula) collected by Dr A. Habel in the Galapagos Islands

Various beetle specimens
A display case showing the diversity of beetles held at the Natural History Museum, London

Menura novaehollandiae, superb lyrebird
An image of a male superb lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae from the Natural History Museum at Tring

Ornithodoros moubata, tick
This species of tick (Ornithodoros moubata) specifically carries the virus of African swine fever

Nautilus pompilius, nautilus

Viburnum opulus L. guelder rose
Viburnum opulus L. a member of the Caprifoliaceae family, cited by Linnaeus under his description of that name in Species Plantarum in 1753

Entomological specimens of Lepidoptera
Unidentified photograph of mounted specimens of butterflies and moths

Variety of tektites

Parthenos sylvia thesaurus, clipper butterfly
A subspecies of the clipper butterfly from Guadalcanal. The clipper butterfly ranges from Sri Lanka, India and Thailand through Indonesia to New Guinea and the Solomon Islands

Sticta sp. lichen
A cut-out of a lichen specimen held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Adamsite-(Y)
Recently discovered rare carbonate mineral specimen collected from a quarry in Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada. Named after Frank Dawson Adams

Scinaia forcellata, seaweed
Cut out of specimen of marine alga or seaweed collected by Holmes in Enoura, Japan. Specimen is held in the Crypt. Herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Various beetle specimens
A display case showing the diversity of beetles held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ruby and Sapphire
Specimens of the mineral corundum (Aluminum Oxide), a ruby and saphire. These gemstones are varieties of the corundum mineral. A collection of crystals including the Edwardes ruby

Geospiza magnirostris, large ground finch
A specimen of a large ground finch (Geospiza magnirostris) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Nephroma sp. lichen
A cut-out of a lichen specimen held in the crypt herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Geospiza fortis, medium ground finch
A specimen of a medium ground finch (Geospiza fortis) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Pancheria communis
Specimen of (Pancheria communis) collected on 21.02.1914 in New Caledonia by R.H. Compton

Concretions with ammonites (saligrams)

Ursus spelaeus, cave bear
Skull specimen of a cave bear (Ursus spelaeus) from the Natural History Museums Palaeotology department

Hesperocyon
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Tibia insulae-chorab, Arabian tibia
Apair of Arabian tibia shells (Tibia insulae-chorab), This amazing, pointed gastropod can be found in the Indian Ocean in intertidal regions upto 50 metres deep

Telescopium telescopium, telescope shell
A pair of telescope shells (Telescopium Telescopium). This amazingly symetrical, marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific

Elophita nymphaeata specimen from the Natural History Museums Entomology collection

Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt

Lepidotes mantelli Agassiz, lepidotes tooth plate

Desmarestia ligulata, seaweed
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