Studio Shot Collection (page 18)

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
Page 55 from Algae Danmonienses: or dried specimens of Marine Plants, principally collected in Devonshire by Mary Wyatt; carefully named according to Dr. Hookers British Flora

Jadarite specimen
The mineral jadarite has the same chemical composition as kryptonite. Discovered in Serbia in 2006, jadarite is composed of sodium, lithium, boron silicate and hydroxide

Cerambycinae specimen drawer
A specimen drawer from the Natural History Museums Entomology Department in London containing beetles from the family Cerambycinae and from the Genus Trachyderes

Chihuahua
The Chihuahua is the smallest breed of dog in the world and is named for the Chihuahua region in Mexico. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Hexagonella, bryozoan
A 5 cm long branch of Hexagonella from the Permian of Australia. This cystoporate bryozoan has polygonal subcolonies bounded by ridges

Galapagos finches
Finches collected in the Galapagos Islands during the voyage of the Beagle

Birthstone Series: Zircon
Zircon comes in a variety of colours, but most commonly brown or green. It is the birthstone for the month of December (along with Tanzinte and Turquoise). Photographed by Harry Taylor

Thenardite
A specimen of the mineral Thenardite (number 1929, 1859) held in the Natural History Museums Mineral Department

Helminthochiton muscronatus
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Birthstone Series: Fire Opal
This specimen is called a fire opal because of its red-orange colour. Many of these specimens originate from Mexico. Opal is the birthstone for the month of October. Photographed by Harry Taylor

Spondylus imperialis, imperial thorny oyster
A pair of imperial thorny oysters (Spondylus imperalis) This bivalve can be found in the waters surrounding the Philippines

Remopeurides, a fossil trilobite
Probably planktonic, Remopeurides is a small trilobite - this Scottish Ordovician example being less than 2 cm long - with an inflated glabella

Cathartes aura, turkey-vulture
Feathers from a turkey-vulture (Cathartes aura). Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Metaldetes
A small block of limestone, 5 cm across, from the Cambrian of South Australia, containing sectioned specimens of the archaeocyathan sponge Metaldetes

Birthstone Series: Lazurite

Hummingbirds in a cabinet
One of twenty-four images detailing specimens inside the hummingbird cabinet in the Natural History Museums Bird Gallery

Marble, Breccia Coallina Rosa
Specimen number BM 82645, from the Ruins of Ancient Rome

Arsenopyrite
Specimen number BM 20204, from the Virtuous Lady Mine, Buckland Monachorum, Devon, England

Platygyra daedalea, brain coral
Close-up of brain coral specimen, possibly the species Platygyra daedalea

Conus marmoreus, cone shell
A pair of cone shells (Conus marmoreus). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific and is a venomous carnivore

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