#entymology
lil mantis doodle >:-]
Maria Sibylla Merian — Banana Tree Flower with Io Moth from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (Insects of Suriname) first published in 1705.
Merian was a German artist and naturalist self funded a trip Suriname to record the entomological life in the region. A somewhat unusual enterprise for a woman even under Dutch Colonial Rule.
Portrait of Merian by Jacob Marrel. 1679.
Thu, 14 Feb 2019 20:40:18
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 11:30:43
No thoughts, head empty, Schiniamoths.