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The Female Artist Who Showed How Plants and Insects Relate

Her illustrations had a lasting impact on future botanical artists

By Alice Alder

https://nautil.us/the-female-artist-who-showed-how-plants-and-insects-relate-1234397/?utm_campaign=website&utm_medium=email&utm_source=nautilus-newsletter

Entomology at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=entomology

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Plate 1 of Metamorphosis, showing a pineapple and cockroaches.

The engraving shows a pineapple plant in full growth, accompanied by several cockroaches.

At the center rises the tall pineapple plant, with its spiky, sword-shaped leaves spreading outward in sharp diagonals.

Around the base and leaves crawl large cockroaches, their bodies shown in different positions—scuttling, resting, or climbing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Sibylla_Merian#/media/File:Metamorphosis_insectorum_surinamensium_(Pl._1)_BHL41398750.jpg

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