Study of a bird-eating spider with humming bird

Maria Sibylla Merian1705

Study of a bird-eating South American spider (a tarantula or possibly the Goliath birdeater Theraphosa blondi) with humming bird prey.

Detail from plate 18 of the book Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium, by Maria Sibylla Merian (Amsterdam, 1705).

The entomologist and artist Maria Sibylla Merian travelled to Surinam in South America from 1699-1701, where she recorded

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Title: Study of a bird-eating spider with humming bird
Creator: Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)
Date Created: 1705
Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
Medium: Paper, Ink
Scientist: Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717)
Catalogue Reference: RCN 55255

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