Scientific, botanical, animal and nature illustrations.
Inspired by taxonomy.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Liliaceae
White-bellied Green Pigeon.
(via 1842))
Spiraea douglasii is a species of flowering plant in the rose family. Common names include hardhack, hardhack steeplebush, Douglas’ spiraea, and rose spiraea.
Papaver rhoeas (common names include corn poppy, corn rose, field poppy, Flanders poppy, red poppy, red weed, coquelicot, and, due to its odour, which is said to cause them, asheadache and headwark) is a species of flowering plant in the poppy family, Papaveraceae. This poppy, a native of Europe, is notable as an agricultural weed (hence the “corn” and “field”) and as a symbol of fallen soldiers.
Colossendeidae is a family of marine sea spider (class Pycnogonida).
(via Ostasienfahrt. (1906))
Danais archippus, Peridromia amphinome and Heliconius doris
(via by Blanchard)
Hummingbirds are birds that comprise the family Trochilidae. (via Antique print: American Humming Birds -)
Domestic Rooster: Gallus domesticus
