Scientific, botanical, animal and nature illustrations. Inspired by taxonomy.Tumblr (3.0; @genusspecies)http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6c514e840b34dea51f643266ffafe143/tumblr_mkmzz6XUqv1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p> by <strong>Maria Sibylla Merian.</strong></p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46944653706http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46944653706Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:47:00 -0500spidersMaria Sibylla Merianants<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6b22056c510daf60f7db070edd5cf068/tumblr_mkmzrayA1A1r7zja2o1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Vitis vinifera </em><span></span><span>(Common Grape Vine) </span><span></span><span>and </span><em>Eumorpha labruscae (</em><span>The Gaudy Sphinx moth)</span></p> <p><span> by </span><strong>Maria Sibylla Merian.</strong></p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46944373833http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46944373833Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:42:00 -0500Maria Sibylla Merianmothgrapes<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0ba0vcT641r5zf4uo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://steelylaceribbon.tumblr.com/post/18660348173/maria-sibylla-merian-colored-copper-engraving">steelylaceribbon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>“Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium”, Plate LX, (1705)</p> </blockquote> <p><strong>Maria Sibylla Merian</strong> (2 April 1647 – 13 January 1717) was a Swiss naturalist and scientific illustrator, founders of one of Europe’s largest publishing houses in the 17th century.</p> <p><span>Today is her 366th birthday!</span></p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46944207271http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46944207271Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:40:00 -0500Maria Sibylla Merianillustrationbutterfly<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbx0b3fMWf1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>American Mississippi Alligator and Gecko Alligator lucius and Platydactylus muralis (via <a href="http://www.finerareprints.com/animals/histoire_naturelle/vol_hn_reptiles_8941.htm">Antique print picture of American Mississippi Alligator and Gecko</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46261322943http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/46261322943Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:22:34 -0500alligatorgeckoIllustrationprints<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdoilgXdb61qb23uro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://throughallseasons.tumblr.com/post/40685292351/lilac-taken-from-flore-des-serres-et-des-jardins">throughallseasons</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Lilac taken from</span></p> <p><strong>Flore des serres et des jardins de l’Europe</strong></p> <p><strong><span class="fn" id="creator"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Louis_van_Houtte" title="Louis van Houtte">Louis van Houtte</a></span> (1810–1876) <span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff"></span></strong></p> <p><span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff">Scan of original book from <a class="external text" href="http://www.botanicus.org/bibliography/b11954978" rel="nofollow">Botanicus</a></span></p> <p><span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff">Wikimeda</span></p> </blockquote>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/40690700897http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/40690700897Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:41:37 -0600plantsflowers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luly71EBBG1qgzqeto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://scientificillustration.tumblr.com/post/12874669332/n230-w1150-by-biodivlibrary-on-flickr-crocodilus">scientificillustration</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/6309776972/" title="n230_w1150">n230_w1150</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/">BioDivLibrary</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote> <p><span>The </span><strong>Nile crocodile</strong><span> or </span><strong>common crocodile</strong><span> (</span><em>Crocodylus niloticus</em><span>) is an </span><span>African</span><span> </span><span>crocodile.</span></p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/40269156030http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/40269156030Fri, 11 Jan 2013 13:15:42 -0600crocodileapex predatorbeasts<p>?</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/40239604761http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/40239604761Fri, 11 Jan 2013 00:20:11 -0600<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcu6xvlWDf1r7zja2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><span>The </span><strong>redcurrant</strong><span> (or </span><strong>red currant</strong><span>), </span><em>Ribes rubrum</em><span>, is a member of the genus </span><em>Ribes</em><span> in the </span><span>gooseberry</span><span> family </span><span>Grossulariaceae</span><span>, </span><span>native to</span><span> parts of </span><span>western Europe</span><span> (</span><span>Belgium</span><span>, </span><span>France</span><span>, </span><span>Norway</span><span>, </span><span>Sweden</span><span>,</span><span>Germany</span><span>, </span><span>Netherlands</span><span>, northern </span><span>Italy</span><span>, northern </span><span>Spain</span><span>, </span><span>Portugal</span><span> and </span><span>Poland</span><span>). It is a </span><span>deciduous</span><span> </span><span>shrub</span><span> normally growing to 1-1.5 m tall, occasionally 2 m, with five-lobed </span><span>leaves</span><span> arranged spirally on the stems.</span></p> <p><span></span>(via <a href="http://www.meemelink.com/prints_pages/13803.Saxifragaceae%20-%20Ribes%20rubrum.htm">Grossulariaceae</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/39960119502http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/39960119502Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:47:14 -0600plantsfruitredcurrant<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcu6yj49em1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Blackcurrant</strong><span> </span><em>(Ribes nigrum)</em><span> is a </span><span>temperate</span><span> fruit crop native to central and northern Europe and northern Asia, and is widely cultivated both commercially and domestically for its abundant berries. It is less well known in the USA where it has been subject to restrictions for much of the 20th century</span></p> <p> (via <a href="http://www.meemelink.com/prints_pages/13802.Saxifragaceae%20-%20Ribes%20nigrum.htm">Grossulariaceae</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/39959984682http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/39959984682Mon, 07 Jan 2013 16:45:37 -0600plantsfruitblackcurrant<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maddl1LRAC1qjnbwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://throughallseasons.tumblr.com/post/35293815255/vegetables-plate-from-the-larousse-universel-in">throughallseasons</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Vegetables, Plate from the Larousse Universel in two volumes, 1922.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23416307@N04/3906043407/" title="Légumes et plantes potagères 1">Légumes et plantes potagères 1</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/23416307@N04/">Ωméga *</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/35310545737http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/35310545737Thu, 08 Nov 2012 19:57:33 -0600vegetablesroot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcu6q2VyUd1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Liliaceae - Tulipa simples hâtives 9 varieties</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.meemelink.com/prints_pages/27773.Tulipa.htm">Liliaceae - Tulipa simples hâtives (9 varieties)</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34801552507http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34801552507Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:49:30 -0500flowerillustrationprinttulip<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcu6p9oB9z1r7zja2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Liliaceae</p> <p>(<a href="http://www.meemelink.com/prints_pages/27512.Tulipa.htm">Liliaceae - Tulipa Ducs de Tholl</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34801320160http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34801320160Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:46:24 -0500tulipflowervintageillustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcoo4f8lSZ1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>White-bellied Green Pigeon.</p> <p>(via <a href="http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/siebold/fauna3/high/CRW_7190_RT8.html">1842)</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34799764422http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34799764422Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:26:04 -0500vintageillustrationbirds<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1nw3wTLuK1r7zja2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Spiraea douglasii</strong></em><span> is a species of flowering plant in the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosaceae" title="Rosaceae">rose family</a><span>. Common names include </span><strong>hardhack</strong><span>, </span><strong>hardhack steeplebush</strong><span>, </span><strong>Douglas’ spiraea</strong><span>, and </span><strong>rose spiraea</strong><span>. </span></p> <p><span></span>(<a href="http://www.meemelink.com/prints_pages/20238.Rosaceae%20-%20Spiraea%20venusta.htm">Rosaceae - Spiraea venusta.</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34799600122http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34799600122Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:23:55 -0500vintageillustrationflowerrose<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1nwbc38bP1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em><strong>Papaver rhoeas</strong></em><span> (</span><span>common names</span><span> include </span><strong>corn poppy</strong><span>, </span><strong>corn rose</strong><span>, </span><strong>field poppy</strong><span>, </span><strong>Flanders poppy</strong><span>, </span><strong>red poppy</strong><span>, </span><strong>red weed</strong><span>, </span><strong>coquelicot</strong><span>, and, due to its odour, which is said to cause them, as</span><strong>headache</strong><span> and </span><strong>headwark</strong><span>) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, </span><span>Papaveraceae</span><span>. This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the “corn” and “field”) and as a symbol of fallen soldiers.</span></p> <p><span></span>(via <a href="http://www.meemelink.com/prints_pages/19817.Papaveraceae%20-%20Papaver%20rhoeas.htm">Papaveraceae - Papaver rhoeas.</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34799417891http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34799417891Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:21:33 -0500vintageillustrationweedpoppyflowers<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcoo1aFucJ1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>Colossendeidae</strong><span> is a </span>family<span> of </span>marine<span> </span>sea spider<span> (</span>class<span> </span>Pycnogonida<span>).</span></p> <p><span></span> (via <a href="http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/doflein/ostasienfahrt/high/IMG_3524.html">Ostasienfahrt. (1906)</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34610744144http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34610744144Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:55:00 -0500vintagemarinespidermonstersea spider<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcolqupjBU1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Antilopina.</p> <p><span>Illustration by Ernst Haeckel.</span></p> <p>(via <a href="http://caliban.mpiz-koeln.mpg.de/haeckel/kunstformen/high/Tafel_100_300.html">Kunstformen der Natur (1900)</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34607022828http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/34607022828Mon, 29 Oct 2012 20:06:00 -0500antelopehornsillustrationErnst Haeckel<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbx06lXunt1r7zja2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Red Footed Night Monkey</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.finerareprints.com/animals/keulemans_monkey/vol_animals_keul_monk_2791.htm">Keulemans</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/33849527533http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/33849527533Thu, 18 Oct 2012 14:55:54 -0500monkeyprimatesprint<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbx09kUy4N1r7zja2o1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Green Sea Turtle and Clawed Turtle</p> <p>(via<a href="http://www.finerareprints.com/animals/histoire_naturelle/vol_hn_reptiles_8940.htm"> (Terrapin)</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/33685040318http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/33685040318Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:26:18 -0500turtlesea turtleprint<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mbx0fxmMBR1r7zja2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Polar Sculpin and Pallid Sculpin</p> <p><span>These bottom feeders are generally considered edible, and have sharp spines rather than scales. Sculpin can live for several hours out of water if kept moist. </span></p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.finerareprints.com/print_detail.html?stock_no=23812">(Faroe Channel)</a>)</p>http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/33684956898http://genusspecies.tumblr.com/post/33684956898Mon, 15 Oct 2012 21:25:09 -0500deep seabeastsfishillustrationprintsculpin